Powerlessness in Terminal Care of Demented Patients: An Exploratory Study.

Akerlund, Britt Mari; Norberg, Astrid

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Publication Date: 1990

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Powerlessness in Terminal Care of Demented Patients: An Exploratory Study.

Akerlund, Britt Mari; Norberg, Astrid

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v21 n1 p15-19 1990

Interviewed five caregiving nursing staff members involved in dementia care concerning their ambivalent feelings toward spoon-feeding a severely demented patient. Although tube-feeding was regarded as an easier way to provide nourishment, spoon-feeding was preferred because it provided more human contact and love. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Frail Elderly, Nurses, Nutrition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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