Background Despite the significant benefits of palliative care (PC) services for cancer
patients, multiple challenges hinder the provision of PC services for these patients. Low-and …

Background Dementia is a chronic, progressive and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative
disease. Advanced dementia is characterised by profound cognitive impairment, inability to …

People with dementia often fail to receive palliative care, despite increased recognition of
their need and eligibility for such care. The aims of this study were to assess the barriers …

OBJECTIVES: There is a lack of large-scale, nationwide data describing clinical
characteristics and quality of dying of nursing home residents dying with dementia. We set …

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/OBJECTIVES Although Alzheimer disease and other dementias are life
limiting, only a minority of these patients or their proxy decision makers participate in …

Objectives: A challenge in understanding the needs of dementia family caregivers (DFC)
within the purview of dementia as a terminal illness rests on the fact that literature in this …

Background Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative life-limiting disease. The
international literature indicates that patients with advanced dementia can benefit from …

Context Delirium often presents difficult diagnostic and classification challenges in palliative
care settings. Objectives To review three major areas that create diagnostic and …

Dementia is a syndrome that is progressive, degenerative, and terminal. The palliative care
philosophy aims to maximize quality of life for the dying individual and is both beneficial for …