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Forget me not: palliative care for people with dementia

Author(s) -

Dylan Harris

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

postgraduate medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1469-0756

pISSN - 0032-5473

DOI - 10.1136/pgmj.2006.052936

Subject(s) - palliative care , dementia , medicine , psychological intervention , limiting , population , gerontology , end of life care , nursing , disease , environmental health , mechanical engineering , engineering

Dementia is a progressive life limiting condition with increasing prevalence and complex needs. Palliative care needs of patients with dementia are often poorly addressed; symptoms such as pain are under treated while these patients are over subjected to burdensome interventions. Research into palliative care in dementia remains limited but recent developments together with national guidelines and policies set foundations for improving the delivery of palliative care to this group of the population.

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