ArticlePalliative & supportive care2025
Emergency department use and responsiveness to the palliative care needs of patients with dementia at the end of life: A scoping review.
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- Drivers of avoidable emergency department visits in older adults with multiple long-term conditions and palliative care needs: a qualitative survey across six care providers.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Prevalence of patients with unmet palliative care needs in a University Emergency Department in Germany - a cross-sectional screening study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Reflexive thematic analysis of emergency department medical records of dementia patients regarding the identification of last days of life.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesMore than 50% of patients with dementia visit the emergency department (ED) each year. Patients with dementia experience frequently unrelieved symptoms that can benefit from
methodsA scoping literature review following the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. Electronic search of the literature was undertaken in Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, Scopus, Scielo, and APA PsycInfo, last updated on 19 February 2024.
resultsTwenty-four studies were identified and confirmed that patients with dementia frequently resort to the ED near the end of life, frequently more than once in their last year of life. Eight studies directly addressed SIGNIFICANCE OF
resultsThis scoping review indicates that patients with dementia frequently resource to the ED in their last year of life with unmet
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