title: Palliative care for people with dementia: a literature review.
abstract: With growing numbers of people dying with, and from, dementia there is a need for professionals and health-care organisations to review the access to and provision of palliative care. This literature review has identified several key themes in relation to the person dying with dementia including: diagnosis of the dying phase, appropriate timing of referral to specialist palliative care services; ethical decisions in relation to medication and nutrition; the environment; undertreatment especially, for pain relief; over and burdensome treatment interventions; carer involvement; collaborative working and advance decision making.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, at the University of Worcester, Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lillyman
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, at the University of Worcester, Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruce
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D003679:Deglutition; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D004435:Eating; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation
keywords: Advance directives; Advance plans; Dementia; End of life; Palliative care