Correlations between COVID-19 and burden of dementia: An ecological study and review of literature

MR Azarpazhooh, A Amiri, N Morovatdar… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Current evidence on the association between COVID-19 and dementia is
sparse. This study aims to investigate the associations between COVID-19 caseload and the …

End-of-life issues in advanced dementia: Part 2: management of poor nutritional intake, dehydration, and pneumonia

M Arcand - Canadian Family Physician, 2015 - cfp.ca
Objective To answer frequently asked questions about management of end-stage
pneumonia, poor nutritional intake, and dehydration in advanced dementia. Sources of …

Frontotemporal dementia: an updated clinician's guide

TA Rosness, K Engedal… - Journal of Geriatric …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Today, frontotemporal dementia (FTD) remains one of the most common forms of early-onset
dementia, that is, before the age of 65, thus posing several diagnostic challenges to …

Knowledge of Dementia: Do family members understand dementia as a terminal condition?

S Andrews, F McInerney, C Toye, CA Parkinson… - …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Current research identifies advanced dementia to be the terminal phase of this progressive
and incurable condition. However, there has been relatively little investigation into how …

[HTML][HTML] What are the mechanisms that support healthcare professionals to adopt assisted decision-making practice? A rapid realist review

C Davies, F Fattori, D O'Donnell, S Donnelly… - BMC Health Services …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (UNCRPD) establishes a right to legal capacity for all people, including those …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-life use of antibiotics: a survey on how doctors decide

DH Crispim, IO da Silva, RT de Carvalho… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES Infections are the main complications in terminal diseases. Many patients die
using antibiotics, which raises questions about their real usefulness and role in unnecessary …

Advance care planning for people with dementia: the role of general practitioners

KW Bally, T Krones, RJ Jox - Gerontology, 2020 - karger.com
General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the timely diagnosis of dementia and also in
advance care planning (ACP). They often have known patients and their families for …

Providing support to surrogate decision‐makers for people living with dementia: Healthcare professional, organisational and community responsibilities

C Shanley, D Fetherstonhaugh… - Health & social care …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of dementia will continue to increase with the ageing of the population.
Many people living with dementia will reach a stage where surrogate decision‐makers …

“Did I make the right decision?”: The difficult and unpredictable journey of being a surrogate decision maker for a person living with dementia

D Fetherstonhaugh, L McAuliffe, C Shanley… - …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Many people living with dementia eventually lose the capacity to make their own decisions
and will rely on another person–a surrogate decision maker–to make decisions on their …

How is palliative care understood in the context of dementia? Results from a massive open online course

F McInerney, K Doherty, A Bindoff… - Palliative …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: A palliative approach to the care of people with dementia has been advocated,
albeit from an emergent evidence base. The person-centred philosophy of palliative care …