Context If access to effective palliative care is to extend beyond cancer patients, an
understanding of the comparative prevalence of palliative care problems among cancer and …

Death with dementia is increasingly common. Although prognostication is difficult, it is an
incurable life-limiting illness for which palliative care for the patient is often appropriate …

Background Dementia is a leading cause of death in the United States but is
underrecognized as a terminal illness. The clinical course of nursing home residents with …

Background: Advanced dementia is characterized by severe cognitive and functional
impairments that lead to almost total dependency in self-care. Neuropsychiatric symptoms …

The objective of this study was to compare the effect of multisensory stimulation environment
(MSSE) and one-to-one activity sessions in the symptomatology of elderly individuals with …

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are common in dementia, although little is known about
their prevalence and treatment near the end of life. This study used a retrospective review of …

Agitation is a widespread and challenging problem among aged care residents with
dementia. This article draws on empirical and theoretical literature to propose a model for …

Background: Neuropsychiatric manifestations of patients with idiopathic normal pressure
hydrocephalus (iNPH) have not been studied in a systematic way. Aim: To study the …

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The aging of the population is a worldwide phenomenon. In the United States, for example,
the proportion of the population older than 65 years is expected to increase from 12.6% in …