Open AccessCaregiver-Reported Barriers to Quality End-of-Life Care in Dementia With Lewy Bodies: A Qualitative Analysis
Author(s) -
Melissa J. Armstrong,
Slande Alliance,
Pamela Corsentino,
Susan M. Maixner,
Henry L. Paulson,
Angela Taylor
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american journal of hospice and palliative care/the american journal of hospice and palliative care (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1938-2715
pISSN - 1049-9091
DOI - 10.1177/1049909119897241
Subject(s) - dementia with lewy bodies , context (archaeology) , dementia , medicine , nursing , qualitative research , health care , advance care planning , family medicine , psychology , gerontology , palliative care , disease , paleontology , social science , pathology , sociology , economics , biology , economic growth
This study investigated barriers to quality end-of-life (EOL) care in the context of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), one of the most common degenerative dementias in the United States.