Selection bias in family reports on end of life with dementia in nursing homes
Background: Selective participation in retrospective studies of families recruited after the patient's death may threaten generalizability of reports on end-of-life experiences. Objectives: To assess possible selection bias in retrospective study of dementia at the end of life using family reports. Methods: Two physician teams covering six nursing home facilities in the Netherlands reported on 117 of 119 consecutive decedents within two weeks after death unaware of after-death family participation in the study. They reported on characteristics; treatment and care; overall patient outcomes such... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / NETHERLANDS / DEATH / QUALITY-OF-CARE / OLDER PERSONS / TERM-CARE RESIDENTS |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26830524 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/5811282 |