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Barriers and facilitators to the receipt of palliative care for people with dementia: The views of medical and nursing staff.
- Source :
- Palliative Medicine; Oct2012, Vol. 26 Issue 7, p879-886, 8p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The article discusses a study that investigated the experiences of health care practitioners working in palliative care and established issues related to end-of-life care for people with dementia. It identified 4 themes and noted that, despite good practice in this area, there are ongoing barriers to timely and appropriate transitions to palliative care for people with dementia and their families. Some recommendations for policy and practice development are included.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02692163
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Palliative Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 82380232
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216311423443