Scott Carrie
Carrie Scott, BSN, RN, is a Hospice Nurse, Inpatient Hospice, Mercy Hospice, Troy, Michigan.
Home Healthc Nurse. 2014 Sep;32(8):466-9. doi: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000000123.
Dementia is a highly prevalent, progressive, life-limiting illness for which there is no cure. Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on improving the quality of life for individuals with life-limiting diseases. Symptoms such as disorientation, tension, and anxiety occur in patients with dementia at moderate to severe levels as they approach the end of their lives, as well as other common symptoms found with cancer patients, yet the dementia population continues to be unrecognized for their need for palliative care. This article examines current literature with respect to palliative care for patients with dementia.
痴呆症是一种高度普遍、渐进性、危及生命且无法治愈的疾病。姑息治疗是医疗保健的一个专门领域，专注于提高患有危及生命疾病的个体的生活质量。痴呆症患者在生命接近尾声时会出现中度至重度的定向障碍、紧张和焦虑等症状，以及癌症患者常见的其他症状，但痴呆症患者群体对姑息治疗的需求仍未得到认可。本文探讨了有关痴呆症患者姑息治疗的现有文献。
