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Needs in palliative care in institutionalized people with advanced dementia: A multidimensional approach
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Palliative Care is an appropriate typology of care for institutionalized older people
with Advanced Dementia. It is necessary to take into account their unique needs
and circumstances to guarantee a good quality of life and satisfaction with the
health care received. The aim of this study was to identify the needs in Palliative
Care associated with institutionalized people with Advanced Dementia. An exploratory
two-stage qualitative study was developed. After a narrative literature review,
all the phenomena related to the subject were identi'ed as being a possible
need in palliative care. This data was discussed and evaluated by two focus group
with Portuguese and Spanish experts in the 'elds of Geriatrics, Psycho-geriatrics,
Neurology, Geriatric Nursing, Psychology and Continuity Care. The needs in Palliative
Care were identi'ed and categorized into seven dimensions: physical, psychological,
social, spiritual, economic, legal and environmental. The identi'cation of
these needs is the 'rst step to ensure the provision of Palliative Care with quality
and adapted to the particularities of each older person institutionalized
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Palliative care Dementia
Pedagogical Context
Citation
La Salete Alves A, Sequeira CA, Alaba J, Moreira C. Needs in palliative care in institutionalized people with advanced dementia. Suplemento Digital Rev ROL Enferm 2018; 41(11-12)