Dementia syndrome is common and expected to increase significantly among older people
and characterized by the loss of cognitive, psychological and physical functions. Palliative …

Background: For end-of-life dementia patients, palliative care offers a better quality of life
than continued aggressive or burdensome medical interventions. To provide the best care …

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 …

Abstract Background Of the Swedish people with advanced dementia, the majority die in
nursing homes. Unresolved pain can occur in people with a terminal illness such as …

Context Estimating life expectancy is challenging in advanced dementia, potentially limiting
the use of hospice care in these patients. Objective To prospectively validate and compare …

Standard practice for prediction often relies on parametric regression methods. Interesting
new methods from the machine learning literature have been introduced in epidemiologic …

Importance Early palliative care interventions drive high-value care but currently are
underused. Health care professionals face challenges in identifying patients who may …

INTRODUCTION: Older adults with advanced cognitive impairment have a limited life
expectancy and the use of multiple drugs is of questionable benefit in this population. The …

Importance Estimating mortality risk in older adults with dementia is important for guiding
decisions such as cancer screening, treatment of new and chronic medical conditions, and …

Parkinson's disease and related disorders (PDRD) are the second most common
neurodegenerative disease and a leading cause of death. However, patients with PDRD …