Journal article
Guidance for family about comfort care in dementia: a comparison of an educational booklet adopted in six jurisdictions over a 15 year timespan
Abstract
BackgroundTo support family caregivers of people with dementia in end-of-life decision making, a family booklet on comfort care has been adapted and adopted by several European jurisdictions since the original publication in Canada in 2005.MethodsWe analyzed and compared the adaptations to the family booklets used in Canada, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and Ireland that were made up to 2021. Qualitative content analysis …
Authors
Bavelaar L; McCann A; Cornally N; Hartigan I; Kaasalainen S; Vankova H; Di Giulio P; Volicer L; Arcand M; van der Steen JT
Journal
BMC Palliative Care, Vol. 21, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2022
DOI
10.1186/s12904-022-00962-z
ISSN
1472-684X