Models of care for people with dementia approaching end of life: A rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with dementia have different care and support needs at their end of life compared to people with other life-limiting illnesses, and general palliative care models may not meet the needs of people with dementia and their carers and families. Some dementia-specific end-of-life care models have been implemented, and a summary of existing models was undertaken to inform development of a local model.

Aim

To identify best-practice models of care for people in the advanced and end stages of dementia, and their families and carers.

Design

A rapid review with narrative summary of peer-reviewed articles and grey literature was conducted.

Data sources

Ten databases were searched for articles published between January 2000 and April 2022. Inclusion criter

SUBMITTER: Lewis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336605 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature