Open AccessFunctional status of older adults with dementia at the end of life: Is there still anything to do?
Author(s) -
Mehmet İlkin Naharcı,
Öznur Büyükturan,
Ümit Cintosun,
Hüseyin Doruk,
İlker Taşçı
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_156_18
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , dementia with lewy bodies , cause of death , disease , geriatrics , stroke (engine) , cohort , vascular dementia , outpatient clinic , medical record , observational study , cohort study , gerontology , pediatrics , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering
There is a lack of data on physical functional status near death of patients with different types of dementia that can contribute to decisions about what kind of care is needed. The aim of this study was to investigate the course of functional status along with the documented reasons for death in participants with dementia who had regularly been followed at a geriatric outpatient unit.