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Non-spouse companions accompanying older adults to medical visits: a qualitative analysis

BACKGROUND: Medical Visit Companions (MVCs) are encouraged for older adults’ routine medical encounters. Little data exist on the experiences and contributions of non-spouse companions for the growing population of older adults without a living spouse. METHODS: We conducted six focus groups with for...

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Autores principales: Sheehan, Orla C., Graham-Phillips, Anita L., Wilson, John D., Crews, Deidra C., Holt, Cheryl L., Gabbard, Jennifer, Smith, Katherine C., Wolff, Jennifer L., Roth, David L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6419819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30876388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1098-y