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White paper defining optimal palliative care in older people with dementia: A Delphi study and recommendations from the European Association for Palliative Care.

Authors :
van der Steen, Jenny T
Radbruch, Lukas
Hertogh, Cees MPM
de Boer, Marike E
Hughes, Julian C
Larkin, Philip
Francke, Anneke L
Jünger, Saskia
Gove, Dianne
Firth, Pam
Koopmans, Raymond TCM
Volicer, Ladislav
Source :
Palliative Medicine. Mar2014, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p197-209. 13p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article presents a study that defines the optimal palliative care in dementia. The study provides a brief overview about the disease. The study invited 89 experts from 27 countries to evaluate a two-round online survey with feedback. It also suggests the availability of immediate and full consensus on the eight domains, including the recommendations person-centered care, communication and shared decision-making and optimal treatment of symptoms.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02692163
Volume :
28
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Palliative Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
94346463
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216313493685