What care do people with dementia receive at the end of life? Lessons from a retrospective clinical audit of deaths in hospital and other settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The need for better end-of-life care for people with dementia has been acknowledged. Existing literature suggests that people dying with dementia have less access to palliative care, yet little is known about the care provided to people with dementia at the end of life. This study aimed to establish evidence related to end-of-life care for people dying with dementia in hospital compared to other settings.

Methods

A retrospective clinical audit of people who had a diagnosis of dementia and had accessed services within a local health district, who died between 2015 and 2019, was conducted. A total of 705 people were identified, and a subset of 299 people randomly selected for manual audit. Chi-square p-values were used to compare the place of death, and a t-test or

SUBMITTER: Triandafilidis Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10775581 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature