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Autor:
Adam Marks, Judith C. Ahronheim
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 37:974-979
Increased attention is being paid to “dementia directives,” advance directives tailored to persons with dementia that outline what treatments an individual with dementia might wish to receive or forgo should they lose capacity. Particular focus h
This edition of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics brings together, in one convenient volume, the results of many of the studies supported by the Hartford Foundation. The first two chapters of this volume set the stage for the specific r
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 36:993-998
Background: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are often called upon to assess swallowing function for older adults with advanced dementia at high risk of aspiration and make recommendations about whether the patient can safely continue oral nutriti
Publikováno v:
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 42:366-378
Context Speech-language pathologists (SLP) are often called on to evaluate eating difficulties in patients with dementia. Objectives To assess factors associated with SLPs' knowledge and recommendations about feeding tubes in patients with advanced d
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 50:544-550
Ethical consensus and appellate court decisions view artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) as medical treatment that can be refused like other treatments. However, advance directive statutes may produce obstacles for refusal of ANH, as distinct fr
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 49:148-152
OBJECTIVE: To describe the differences in prevalence of tube feeding among states and to examine possible factors that could explain practice patterns. DESIGN: Analysis of random samples from an interstate data bank comprised of the Minimum Data Set
Publikováno v:
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 3:265-273
Few patients with end-stage dementia are enrolled in hospice care. A palliative care approach would nonetheless seem to be appropriate in various care settings, including the acute care hospital.We conducted a randomized controlled trial of palliativ
Autor:
Zheng-Bo Huang, Judith C. Ahronheim
Publikováno v:
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 16:313-325
Many health care professionals lack knowledge about artificial nutrition and hydration at the end of life or may hold different attitudes about artificial nutrition and hydration compared with other treatments. Consequently, they may convey inaccurat
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57:170-172
Autor:
Samuel B Davol, Judith C. Ahronheim
Publikováno v:
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 18:401-405
Legal developments in assisted dying have focused on assisted suicide for mentally competent, terminally ill adults. Requests for assisted dying are likely to represent broader concerns, but studies have been limited to surveys of specific patient gr