Commentary to: “Timely dying in dementia: Use patients' judgments and broaden the concept of suffering.” Timely dying, suffering in dementia, and a role for family and professional caregivers in preventing it

Abstract Broadening the concept of suffering in dementia to five types of suffering including suffering of family caregivers as proposed by Terman et al., may help raise awareness on a need to relieve suffering when living with dementia and adopt a holistic approach. However, as objective criteria i...

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Main Authors: Jenny T. van derSteen, Trijntje M. Scheeres‐Feitsma, Petruschka Schaafsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12536