A tool to aid talking about dementia and dying: Development and evaluation

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A tool to aid talking about dementia and dying: Development and evaluation

Background: Health professionals often avoid talking about death and dying with patients and relatives, and this avoidance is compounded in cases of dementia by lack of knowledge of trajectory and prognosis. Unfortunately, this impacts on care, with many terminally ill dementia clients receiving ina...

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Main Authors:	Stirling, C., McInerney, F., Andrews, S., Ashby, M., Toye, Christine, Donohue, C., Banks, S., Robinson, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Royal College of Nursing Australia 2014
Subjects:	Aged care Communication Tool development Palliative approach Dementia
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7010

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