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Outcome Measures for Dementia in the Advanced Stage and at the End of Life
Joint Authors
van der Steen, Jenny T.
Volicer, Ladislav
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Increasing life span and lack of medication for prevention or treatment of progressive dementias will significantly increase the number of individuals with advanced dementia worldwide.
Providing optimal care for them will stretch health care resources and will require evaluation of different treatment strategies.
This paper is presenting measures that may be used in this patient population.
Evaluation of global goals of palliative care may include measuring quality of life by QUALID scale, comfort by DS-DAT scale, and engagement by MPES scale.
Symptom control may be achieved by measuring pain by PAINAD or PACSLAC scales, by evaluating behavioral symptoms and their management (agitation by SOAPD scale, apathy by AES scale and rejection of care by RTC-DAT scale), and by monitoring patients for dyspnea using RDOS scale.
Outcomes of palliative care at the end of life may be evaluated by EOLD-CAD scale and by determining family satisfaction with care (EOLD-SWC).
Items included in these scales, psychometric properties, and research use of these scales are described.
It is hoped that information in this paper will stimulate research interest in this important area.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Volicer, Ladislav& van der Steen, Jenny T.. 2014. Outcome Measures for Dementia in the Advanced Stage and at the End of Life. Advances in Geriatrics،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464566
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Volicer, Ladislav& van der Steen, Jenny T.. Outcome Measures for Dementia in the Advanced Stage and at the End of Life. Advances in Geriatrics No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464566
American Medical Association (AMA)
Volicer, Ladislav& van der Steen, Jenny T.. Outcome Measures for Dementia in the Advanced Stage and at the End of Life. Advances in Geriatrics. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464566
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464566