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Palliative Care in Advanced Dementias

2013; SAGE Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/9781118656082.ch9

1741-2684

Ira Byock, Cory Ingram,

Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints

This chapter reviews the trajectory and predictable progression of problems encountered by people with dementia. It presents Watch Over Me, a practical framework and set of guiding principles for clinicians, patients and families to use in preparing for the future, making treatment decisions, developing individualized plans for care, preventing or alleviating suffering, and achieving a satisfactory sense of life completion and closure.