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Area of Science:

  • Geriatrics
  • Palliative Care
  • Dementia Care

Background:

  • Advanced dementia presents significant challenges for patients and families, including complex symptoms and caregiver burden.
  • Palliative homecare models are crucial for managing end-of-life symptoms and improving quality of life in this population.
  • Nutritional status, such as enteral feeding, is a key factor influencing patient outcomes in advanced dementia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish and evaluate an integrated palliative homecare program for advanced dementia patients.
  • To explore the association between enteral feeding and patient symptoms and quality of life.
  • To assess the impact of the homecare program on patient outcomes and familial caregiver burden.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective cohort study involving patients with advanced dementia (Functional Assessment Stage 7).
  • Multidisciplinary homecare team utilized validated tools: Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), and Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia (QUALID).
  • Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) assessed caregiver burden, stratified by living arrangements and support availability.

Main Results:

  • At baseline, high prevalence of pain (49.2%), malnutrition (92.5%), and neuropsychiatric symptoms (85.0%) was observed.
  • Patients on enteral feeding showed lower NPI-Q scores but higher QUALID scores, indicating better quality of life in orally fed patients.
  • The integrated program significantly improved patient symptoms and quality of life by the fifth month; caregiver burden was reduced with stay-in help.

Conclusions:

  • An integrated, multidisciplinary, all-hours palliative homecare team effectively addresses the needs of home-dwelling advanced dementia patients.
  • The program demonstrably improves patient quality of life and symptom management.
  • The intervention provides essential support to families, enabling them to care for loved ones at home.