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Significant life events — developing knowledge for care at the end of life in old age
Author(s)	Liz Lloyd, Ailsa Cameron
Journal title	Journal of Integrated Care, vol 13, issue 3, June 2005
Pages	pp 34-39
Source	http://www.pavpub.com
Keywords	Octogenarians ; Death ; Health services ; Services ; Management [care] ; Pilot ; Longitudinal surveys.
Annotation	A better understanding of experiences at the end of life in old age are important for practitioners, but there are considerable methodological and ethical challenges to research in this area. An interdisciplinary team at the University of Bristol conducted a pilot study of 100 people aged 80+ over the course of a year. The study focused on significant events in the lives of participants, the vast majority of whom were living ordinary lives in the community. Data were gathered from participants and their relatives and, where relevant, from health and social care professionals. This paper presents key findings, and the implications for research and practice are considered. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050824206 A
Classmark	BBM: CW: L: I: QA: 4UC: 3J
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