Background Worldwide, the number of individuals lacking the mental capacity to participate
in decisions about their own healthcare is increasing. Due to the ageing global population …

Objective: Many incurable neurologic diseases have predictable complications during their
course or at their end stage. Timely discussions of potential treatment restrictions may …

CONTEXT: In Belgium, data on actual advance care planning (ACP) in nursing homes (NHs)
are scarce. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of documented …

Aim. To develop a broad understanding of nursing beliefs, knowledge and roles in feeding
decisions for nursing home residents with advanced dementia. Background. Concern is …

Background: Enteral access device malfunction and breakage results in significant morbidity
and healthcare cost. In many healthcare systems, enteral nutrition care is fragmented and …

Background Dysphagia and difficulty with eating affects a significant portion of individuals
with advanced dementia. Such problems with oral intake can have serious health …

OBJECTIVES: To determine physician knowledge regarding restraint regulations and
effectiveness and effect of physician characteristics on likelihood of ordering restraints …

For caregivers of deeply forgetful people: a book that combines new ethics guidelines with
an innovative program on how to communicate and connect with people with Alzheimer's …

The appropriate use of artificial nutrition or hydration (ANH) for patients with advanced
dementia continues to be a subject of debate. We investigated opinions of Dutch and …

Background: Nursing home admission policies are one driver of increased and earlier
gastrostomy placement, a procedure that is not always medically or ethically indicated …