This paper reviews empirical findings concerning the decision-making process of persons
with dementia and their family carers, with a particular focus on the extent and determinants …

Background: Advance care planning aims to ensure that care received during serious and
chronic illness is consistent with the person's values, preferences and goals. However, less …

Background: Planning ahead may be particularly relevant in dementia considering patients'
cognitive decline and difficulty to predict the course of the dementia. Objective: To identify …

Background Identifying how persons with dementia experience lived space is important for
enabling supportive living environments and creating communities that compensate for the …

Introduction Increasing longevity means more people will be dying in very old age, but little
is known about the preferences of the 'oldest old'regarding their care at the end of life. Aims …

Context The predominating definition of autonomy as a capacity to make an independent
rational choice may not be suitable for patients in palliative care. Therefrom arises the actual …

Background Shared decision-making is recognised as an important element of person-
centred dementia care. Objectives The aim of this review was to explore how people living …

Objective We aimed to search and synthesize qualitative studies exploring the perspectives
of older people living in long-term care facilities and of their family members about advance …

Purpose The aim of the study was to analyze and compare elderly care personnel attitudes
toward care robots in Finland and Japan. Design Cross‐sectional survey in Finland and …

Background Knowledge about the priorities and preferences of people living with dementia
(PwD) might help to individualize treatment, care, and support, which could improve patient …