Background: Hospice use has increased substantially during the past decade by an
increasingly diverse patient population; however, little is known about patterns of hospice …

Background: The global prevalence of dementia is set to rise to almost 65 million people by
2030, providing policy makers and practitioners with significant challenges, not least within …

Background Dementia and severe cognitive impairment are very closely linked to ageing.
The longer we live the more likely we are to suffer from these conditions. Given population …

Background: Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for patients with life-limiting
illnesses. It is often linked to the care of people with cancer; however, patients with non …

PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH: This narrative literature review uses systematic principles
to define evidence regarding dignity conserving care at end-of-life from published research …

Dementia is a progressive life limiting condition with increasing prevalence and complex
needs. Palliative care needs of patients with dementia are often poorly addressed; …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have documented similar levels of end-of-life symptom
burden for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, yet …

Objective To determine the prevalence and nature of palliative care needs in people aged
65 years or more (65+) who die in emergency departments (EDs). Methods This was a …

Recent years have seen a growing recognition that dementia is a terminal illness and that
patients with advanced dementia nearing the end of life do not currently receive adequate …

Abstract Background: In the United States, 5% of the population is responsible for nearly half
of all health care expenditures, with a large concentration of spending driven by individuals …