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- Title
Changing practice in dementia care for people in care homes towards the end of life.
- Authors
Evans C; Goodman C
- Abstract
This paper reports on the background and design of an innovative study seeking to develop and test a dementia specific approach to palliative care for older people in care homes, entitled Evidence-based interventions in dementia towards the end of life (EVIDEM EoL). The study uses a two-phase prospective design. Phase I intends to explore and document characteristics and support needs for people with dementia in care homes towards the end of life. Data from phase I informs phase II, the development and testing of a dementia specific education and support tool for palliative care in care homes. This paper reports on the study's background and phase I design. The study is part of the EVIDEM research programme (Evidence-based Interventions in Dementia) (www.evidem.org.uk).
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; TERMINAL care; PALLIATIVE treatment; MEDICAL care for older people; NURSING care facilities; CARE of dementia patients
- Publication
Dementia (14713012), 2009, Vol 8, Issue 3, p424
- ISSN
1471-3012
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/14713012090080030703