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Characteristics of dementia end-of-life care across care settingsGeriatric Research Education Clinical Center, E. N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, Massachusetts, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Center for Excellence in Nursing Practice, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Brookline, Massachusetts
Education Development Center, Watertown, Massachusetts End-of-life care for persons with dementia in different care settings was retrospectively surveyed. In this sample, care recipients receiving hospice care and pain control stayed at home longer and were more likely to die at home. Psychiatric symptoms increased caregiver burden and were the most common reason for admission to an institution, and psychiatric care was associated with longer stay at home. Presence of advance directives decreased hospital stay and increased the likelihood of dying in a nursing home. Care recipients dying at home had fewer symptoms and less discomfort than care recipients dying in other settings. These results indicate that quality end-of-life care can be provided at home and is facilitated by hospice programs, effective pain control, and psychiatric care.
Key Words: dementia end of life home care caregiver hospital nursing home
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 20, No. 3,
191-200 (2003) This article has been cited by other articles:
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