A Framework for Categorizing Social Interactions Related to End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes | Zendy

Mercedes BernKlug | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

A Framework for Categorizing Social Interactions Related to End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes

Author(s) -

Mercedes BernKlug

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnp098

Subject(s) - ambiguity , end of life care , nursing , ethnography , qualitative research , gerontology , psychology , medicine , palliative care , sociology , computer science , social science , anthropology , programming language

Almost half of people age 85 and older who die annually in the United States die as nursing home residents, yet because it is not always clear who is close to death, not all residents who might benefit from end-of-life care receive it. The purpose of this study is to develop a framework for organizing social interactions related to end-of-life care and to characterize the social construction of dying in two nursing homes.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research