Objectives To test whether a decision aid improves quality of decision‐making about feeding
options in advanced dementia. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting Twenty …

OBJECTIVES: In advanced dementia, feeding problems are nearly universal, and families
face difficult decisions about feeding options. Initial interviews for a randomized trial were …

Background Dementia can have a profound impact on decision making. People living with
dementia (PLwD) often need to make decisions about health care, and, as dementia …

Objectives: We aimed to critically evaluate decision aids developed for practitioners and
caregivers when providing care for someone with dementia or for use by people with …

Objectives Decision aids are effective to improve decision-making, yet they are rarely tested
in nursing homes (NHs). Study objectives were to (1) examine the feasibility of a goals of …

Background: Relatives of people with dementia report that proxy decision-making is difficult
and distressing. We systematically reviewed the literature about barriers and facilitators to …

Importance In advanced dementia, goals of care decisions are challenging and medical
care is often more intensive than desired. Objective To test a goals of care (GOC) decision …

Objectives To describe quality of care for feeding problems in advanced dementia and
probability and predictors of weight loss and mortality. Design Prospective cohort. Setting …

OBJECTIVES: Many factors affect the decision to institute long‐term tube‐feeding in older
persons. The objectives of this cross‐national survey are to examine the tube‐feeding …

OVERVIEW: Despite the high prevalence of dementia among elderly patients in hos pitals
and nursing homes and the strong association between dementia and feeding difficulty, few …