Journal article
End-of-life care in advanced dementia
Postgraduate medicine, v 126(6)
Oct 2014
PMID: 25414940
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
In the next 30 years, the average age of the population will continue to increase, as will the prevalence of dementia. The management of advanced dementia requires the careful orchestration of communication, prognostication, patient care, and caregiver education. Understanding the specific tools available to establish prognosis and guide medical management in these complicated medical patients greatly improves patient and caregiver satisfaction at the end of the patient's life. In caring for patients with advanced-stage dementia, providers should be knowledgeable regarding the terminal nature of the condition and its common comorbid diseases, and should be prepared to educate the patients' caregivers, building a structure of support for the patient's benefit and navigating the complexities of end-of-life care.
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Details
- Title
- End-of-life care in advanced dementia
- Creators
- Christopher R Heron - Drexel UniversityB Brent Simmons - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Postgraduate medicine, v 126(6)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Family (Community and Preventive) Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000343792100010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84922391248
- Other Identifier
- 991019183987604721
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- Geriatrics & Gerontology