Components of palliative care interventions addressing the needs of people with dementia living in long term care: a systematic review

Kochovska, Slavica, Bunn, Frances and Goodman, Claire (2020) Components of palliative care interventions addressing the needs of people with dementia living in long term care: a systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), 34 (4). pp. 454-492. ISSN 1525-8610

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Background: People with dementia requiring palliative care havemultiple needs that require complex, multicomponent interventions. Thisneed is amplified in the long term care setting. The European Associationfor Palliative Care (EAPC) White Paper offers recommendations forpalliative care in dementia and highlights domains of care integral forthis population, thus providing useful guidance to developing suchinterventions. This review maps components of palliative careinterventions for people with dementia in LTCFs, with a particular focuson shared decision-making.

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Identification Number	10.1177/0269216319900141
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Date Deposited	15 May 2025 14:14
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