International
Journal of Palliative Nursing, Mar 2015, vol. 21, no. 3, p. 126-133
Dempsey,
Laura, Dowling, Maura, Larkin, Philip, Murphy, Kathy
The
literature suggests that people with end-stage dementia are still not receiving
adequate or appropriate end of life care. Difficulty diagnosing dementia, a stigma
surrounding the disease, lack of education of the dementia disease process and
the ability to identify complications encountered at end-stage dementia by
health-care providers, families and carers are some of the factors preventing
those with dementia receiving effective EoLC.
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