Monday, September 10, 2012

Dementia As A Terminal Illness: Understanding Clinical Course Of Disease Leads To Better End-of-life Care | LinkedIn

Dementia As A Terminal Illness: Understanding Clinical Course Of Disease Leads To Better End-of-life Care | LinkedIn: "As the end of life approaches, the pattern in which patients with advanced dementia experience distressing symptoms is similar to patients dying of more commonly recognized terminal conditions, such as cancer."



The study underscores the need to improve the quality of palliative care in nursing homes to reduce the physical suffering of patients with advanced dementia, and to improve communication with their family members.

Dementia As A Terminal Illness: Understanding Clinical Course Of Disease Leads To Better End-of-life Care sciencedaily.com



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