Timely dying in dementia: Use patients' judgments and broaden the concept of suffering
Abstract Patients living with advanced dementia (PLADs) face several challenges to attain the goal of avoiding prolonged dying with severe suffering. One is how to determine when PLADs’ current suffering becomes severe enough to cease all life‐sustaining treatments, including withdrawing assistance...
Main Authors: | Stanley A. Terman, Karl E. Steinberg, Nathaniel Hinerman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2024-01-01
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Series: | Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12527 |
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