Palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in rural areas: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

People living with dementia deserve to experience the benefits of receiving palliative care and end-of-life services and supports, yet they often do not receive this care compared to those with other terminal diseases. People living with dementia in rural areas often face additional challenges to accessing such care. The purpose of this scoping review was to systematically review and synthesize the literature on palliative and end-of-life care for people with dementia living in rural areas, and to identify and describe key findings and gaps in the literature.

Methods

A collaborative research team approach was used in an iterative process across all stages of this review. Systematic, comprehensive searches were conducted across ten databases and eigh

SUBMITTER: Elliot V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808637 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature