Palliative care for nursing home patients with dementia: service evaluation and risk factors of mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Difficulties in prognostication are common deterrents to palliative care among dementia patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of palliative care in reducing the extent of utilization of medical services and the potential risk factors of mortality among dementia patients receiving palliative care.

Methods

We surveyed dementia patients involved in a palliative care program at a long-term care facility in Taipei, Taiwan. We enrolled 57 patients with advanced dementia (clinical dementia rating ≥ 5 or functional assessment staging test stage 7b). We then compared the extent of their utilization of medical services before and after the provision of palliative care. Based on multivariable logistic regression, we identified potential risk factors before

SUBMITTER: Chu CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7425598 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature