TY - JOUR
T1 - End-of-life care in advanced dementia
AU - Heron, Christopher R.
AU - Brent Simmons, B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Postgraduate Medicine
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - In the next 30 years, the average age of the population will continue to increase, as will the prevalence of dementia. The management of advanced dementia requires the careful orchestration of communication, prognostication, patient care, and caregiver education. Understanding the specific tools available to establish prognosis and guide medical management in these complicated medical patients greatly improves patient and caregiver satisfaction at the end of the patient’s life. In caring for patients with advanced-stage dementia, providers should be knowledgeable regarding the terminal nature of the condition and its common comorbid diseases, and should be prepared to educate the patients’ caregivers, building a structure of support for the patient’s benefit and navigating the complexities of end-of-life care.
AB - In the next 30 years, the average age of the population will continue to increase, as will the prevalence of dementia. The management of advanced dementia requires the careful orchestration of communication, prognostication, patient care, and caregiver education. Understanding the specific tools available to establish prognosis and guide medical management in these complicated medical patients greatly improves patient and caregiver satisfaction at the end of the patient’s life. In caring for patients with advanced-stage dementia, providers should be knowledgeable regarding the terminal nature of the condition and its common comorbid diseases, and should be prepared to educate the patients’ caregivers, building a structure of support for the patient’s benefit and navigating the complexities of end-of-life care.
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.2014.10.2826
DO - 10.3810/pgm.2014.10.2826
M3 - Article
C2 - 25414940
AN - SCOPUS:84922391248
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 126
SP - 119
EP - 128
JO - Postgraduate medicine
JF - Postgraduate medicine
IS - 6
ER -