Are nurse`s needs assessment methods robust enough to recognise palliative care needs in people with dementia? A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with dementia are most at risk of experiencing serious health related suffering, if they do not have a palliative care approach introduced early enough in the illness. It can be challenging for nurses to assess experienced needs of people, who are thought no longer able to self-report such as people with dementia. Assessment help to understand the care the patient and their family need promptly. It is unknown how nurses recognise holistic palliative care needs in people with dementia during routine care.

Methods

Scoping review where EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycInfo databases, and references were searched with an advanced search strategy, which was built on three concepts (nurses, dementia, and nursing assessment) using corresponding Medical Subject Heading

SUBMITTER: de Wolf-Linder S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297617 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature