Kaasalainen Sharon, Mccleary Lynn, Vellani Shirin, Pereira Jose
School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Nursing, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON.
Can Geriatr J. 2021 Sep 1;24(3):164-169. doi: 10.5770/cgj.24.493. eCollection 2021 Sep.
COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in deaths in long-term care homes (LTCH). People with dementia living in LTCHs represent one of the most frail and marginalized populations in Canada. The surge of COVID-19 cases in LTCHs and rationing of health-care resources during the pandemic have amplified the pre-existing need for improvements in palliative and end-of-life care in LTCHs. This position statement, created by a task force commissioned by the Alzheimer Society of Canada, provides recommendations for a multipronged coordinated approach to improving palliative and end-of-life care of people with dementia living in LTCHs during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
新冠疫情导致长期护理机构(LTCH)的死亡人数大幅增加。居住在长期护理机构中的痴呆症患者是加拿大最脆弱和最边缘化的群体之一。长期护理机构中新冠病例的激增以及疫情期间医疗资源的配给,加剧了长期护理机构中对改善姑息治疗和临终关怀的现有需求。本立场声明由加拿大阿尔茨海默病协会委托的一个特别工作组撰写,为在新冠疫情期间及之后改善居住在长期护理机构中的痴呆症患者的姑息治疗和临终关怀提供了多管齐下的协调方法建议。