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  • Palliative Care
  • Neuroscience

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  • Increasing care needs for the aging population at end-of-life.
  • Growing attention to dementia patient management in hospice and palliative care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Review issues in access to care for dementia patients.
  • Discuss optimal management of dementia patients, focusing on neuropsychiatric complexities.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of current practices and challenges.
  • Analysis of special issues in dementia care.

Main Results:

  • Identified key issues in access to hospice and palliative care for dementia patients.
  • Addressed management of delirium, cachexia, behavioral symptoms, and pain.
  • Highlighted need for improved prognostic models.

Conclusions:

  • Optimal management requires addressing neuropsychiatric complexities.
  • Improving access to care is crucial.
  • Further research is needed for better prognostic tools.