Perspectives of people with dementia and carers on advance care planning and end-of-life care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies
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 …
chronic illness is consistent with the person's values, preferences and goals. However, less …
Dying with dementia: what we know after more than a decade of research
JT Van der Steen - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2010 - content.iospress.com
Death with dementia is increasingly common. Although prognostication is difficult, it is an
incurable life-limiting illness for which palliative care for the patient is often appropriate …
incurable life-limiting illness for which palliative care for the patient is often appropriate …
Relatives in end‐of‐life care–part 1: A systematic review of the literature the five last years, January 1999–February 2004
B Andershed - Journal of clinical nursing, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. To review systematically research conducted during the past five years focusing on the
relatives' situation and needs in end‐of‐life care. Background and aim. That relatives make …
relatives' situation and needs in end‐of‐life care. Background and aim. That relatives make …
Factors associated with initiation of advance care planning in dementia: a systematic review
JT Van der Steen… - Journal of …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
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 …
cognitive decline and difficulty to predict the course of the dementia. Objective: To identify …
Preparing caregivers for the death of a loved one: a theoretical framework and suggestions for future research
RS Hebert, HG Prigerson, R Schulz… - Journal of palliative …, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Caring for a terminally ill loved one and the death of that person are two of the most stressful
human experiences. Recent research suggests that a substantial number of caregivers are …
human experiences. Recent research suggests that a substantial number of caregivers are …
Social work competencies in palliative and end-of-life care
LP Gwyther, T Altilio, S Blacker, G Christ… - … Work in End-of-Life & …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Social workers from clinical, academic, and research settings met in 2002 for a national
Social Work Leadership Summit on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Participants placed the …
Social Work Leadership Summit on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Participants placed the …
A systematic review of the scientific evidence for the efficacy of a palliative care approach in advanced dementia
EL Sampson, CW Ritchie, R Lai, PW Raven… - International …, 2005 - cambridge.org
Background: Patients with dementia often receive poor end-of-life care, with inadequate
pain control and without access to the palliative care services that patients with cancer are …
pain control and without access to the palliative care services that patients with cancer are …
Planning ahead with dementia: what role can advance care planning play? A review of opportunities and challenges
F Bosisio, RJ Jox, L Jones, ER Truchard - Swiss medical weekly, 2018 - smw.ch
Advance directives emerged in the 1960s with the goal of empowering people to exert
control over their future medical decisions. However, it has become apparent, over recent …
control over their future medical decisions. However, it has become apparent, over recent …
Decision making at the end of life in dementia: how family caregivers perceive their interactions with health care providers in long-term-care settings
CD Caron, J Griffith, M Arcand - Journal of Applied …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Makingend-of-lifecare decisions in the context of dementiais complex. As people with
advanced dementia are in capable of deciding about their own care, family caregivers often …
advanced dementia are in capable of deciding about their own care, family caregivers often …
Healthcare proxies of nursing home residents with advanced dementia: decisions they confront and their satisfaction with decision‐making
JL Givens, DK Kiely, K Carey… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To describe the medical decisions confronting healthcare proxies (HCPs) of
nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia and to identify factors associated with …
nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia and to identify factors associated with …