Palliative Care in Advanced Dementias

Ira Byock; Cory Ingram

doi:10.1002/9781118656082.ch9

Palliative Care in Advanced Dementias

Ira Byock, Cory Ingram

Family Medicine

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Abstract

This chapter reviews the trajectory and predictable progression of problems encountered by people with dementia. It presents Watch Over Me, a practical framework and set of guiding principles for clinicians, patients and families to use in preparing for the future, making treatment decisions, developing individualized plans for care, preventing or alleviating suffering, and achieving a satisfactory sense of life completion and closure.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Dementia
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Pages	121-136
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118656082
ISBN (Print)	9780470674246
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118656082.ch9
State	Published - Oct 28 2013

Keywords

Advanced dementia
Care plan
Palliative care
Watch Over Me

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Medicine(all)

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