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  2. End-of-life care demand for dementia patients set to surge ...

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    The most conservative estimate, based on dementia rates increasing by 2.7% annually, could mean 399,000 patients requiring palliative care by 2040, up from 274,000 in 2018.

  3. Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient - Wikipedia

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    The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) was a care pathway in the United Kingdom (excluding Wales) covering palliative care options for patients in the final days or hours of life. It was developed to help doctors and nurses provide quality end-of-life care, to transfer quality end-of-life care from the hospice to hospital setting.

  4. Psychological therapies for dementia - Wikipedia

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    Psychological therapies which are considered as potential treatments for dementia include music therapy, [5] reminiscence therapy, [6] cognitive reframing for caretakers, [7] validation therapy, [8] and mental exercise. [9] Interventions may be used in conjunction with pharmaceutical treatment and can be classified within behavior, emotion ...

  5. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, [2] and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. [2][15] The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. [1] As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems with language, disorientation (including ...

  6. End-of-life care - Wikipedia

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    End-of-life care can be provided in the hours, days, or months before a person dies and encompasses care and support for a person's mental and emotional needs, physical comfort, spiritual needs, and practical tasks. [ 1 ][ 2 ] EoLC is most commonly provided at home, in the hospital, or in a long-term care facility with care being provided by ...

  7. Terminal lucidity - Wikipedia

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    Terminal lucidity (also known as rallying, terminal rally, the rally, end-of-life-experience, energy surge, the surge, or pre-mortem surge) [1] is an unexpected return of consciousness, mental clarity or memory shortly before death in individuals with severe psychiatric or neurological disorders. [2][3] It has been reported by physicians since ...

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