31 reviews

2012

Connolly A, Sampson EL, Purandare N End-of-life care for people with dementia from ethnic minority groups: a systematic review.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Feb;60(2):351-60.

Robinson L, Dickinson C, Rousseau N, Beyer F, Clark A, Hughes J, Howel D, Exley C. A systematic review of the effectiveness of advance care planning interventions for people with cognitive impairment and dementia. Age Ageing. 2012 Mar;41(2):263-9. Epub 2011 Dec 8.

2011

Dening KH, Jones L, Sampson EL. Advance care planning for people with dementia: a review. Int Psychogeriatr. 2011 Dec;23(10):1535-51. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

Hennings J, Froggatt K, Keady J. Approaching the end of life and dying with dementia in care homes: the accounts of families Rev Clin Geront 2011; 20:114-127.

Ni Thuathail A, Welford C. Pain assessment tools for older people with cognitive impairment.Nurs Stand.2011 Oct 12-18;26(6):39-46. 

2010

de Jonghe A, Korevaar JC, van Munster BC, de Rooij SE. Effectiveness of melatonin treatment on circadian rhythm disturbances in dementia. Are there implications for delirium? A systematic review. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Dec;25(12):1201-8. doi: 10.1002/gps.2454.

Goodman C, Evans C, Wilcock J, Froggatt K, Drennan V, Sampson E, Blanchard M, Bissett M, Iliffe S. End of life care for community dwelling older people with dementia: an integrated review. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Apr;25(4):329-37.

Napoles AM, Chadiha L, Eversley R, Moreno-John G. Reviews: developing culturally sensitive dementia caregiver interventions: are we there yet? Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2010;25(5):389-406. Epub 2010 May 27.

Park J, Castellanos-Brown K, Belcher J. A review of observational pain scales in nonverbal elderly with cognitive impairments. Research on Social Work Practice. 2010;20(6):651-64.

Parsons C, Hughes CM, Passmore AP, Lapane KL. Withholding, discontinuing and withdrawing medications in dementia patients at the end of life: a neglected problem in the disadvantaged dying? Drugs Aging. 2010 Jun 1;27(6):435-49.

van der Steen JT. Dying with dementia: what we know after more than a decade of research. J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;22(1):37-55.

Westenhaver TF, Krassa TJ, Bonner GJ, Wilkie DJ. Advance care plans for CPR or mechanical ventilation in patients with dementia. Nurse Pract. 2010 Dec;35(12):38-42.

2009

Candy B, Sampson EL, Jones L. Enteral tube feeding in older people with advanced dementia: findings from a Cochrane systematic review. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2009 Aug;15(8):396-404.

Lee M, Chodosh J. Dementia and life expectancy: what do we know? J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 Sep;10(7):466-71. Epub 2009 Jun 27.

McAuliffe L, Nay R, O'Donnell M, Fetherstonhaugh D. Pain assessment in older people with dementia: literature review. J Adv Nurs. 2009 Jan;65(1):2-10. Epub 2008 Nov 11.

Ryan T. End-of-life care for people with dementia: a thematic review of familial involvement, practices and beliefs. Int J Disabil Hum Dev. 2009 Jan-Mar;8(1):15-20. No abstract available.

Sampson EL, Candy B, Jones L. Enteral tube feeding for older people with advanced dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Apr 15;(2):CD007209.

2008

Birch D, Draper J. A critical literature review exploring the challenges of delivering effective palliative care to older people with dementia. J Clin Nurs. 2008 May;17(9):1144-63.

Volicer, L  End-of-Life Care for People With Dementia in Long-Term Care Settings. Alzheim Care Today. 2008 9(2): 84-102.

2007

Kettl P. Helping families with end-of-life care in Alzheimer's disease. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Mar;68(3):445-50. 

2006

Roger KS. A literature review of palliative care, end of life and dementia. Palliat Support Care 2006 Sep;4(3):295-303. 

Zwakhalen SM, Hamers JP, Abu-Saad HH, Berger MP. Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: a systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools. BMC Geriatr. 2006 Jan 27;6:3.

2005

Sampson EL, Ritchie CW, Lai R, Raven PW, Blanchard MR. A systematic review of the scientific evidence for the efficacy of a palliative care approach in advanced dementia. Int Psychoger. 2005 Mar;17(1):31-40.

Smith M. Pain assessment in nonverbal older adults with advanced dementia. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2005 Jul-Sep;41(3):99-113.

Volicer L. End-of-life care for people with dementia in residential care settings. Alzheimers Association. 2005;35p

2004

Lorenz K, Lynn J, Morton SC, Dy S, Mularski R, Shugarman L, Sun V, Wilkinson AM, Maglione M, Shekelle PG. End-of-life care and outcomes. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 2004 Dec;(110):1-6.

2003

Pinderhughes ST, Morrison RS. Evidence-based approach to management of fever in patients with end-stage dementia. J Palliat Med. 2003 Jun;6(3):351-4.

Pinquart M, Sörensen S. Differences between caregivers and noncaregivers in psychological health and physical health: a meta-analysis. Psychol Aging. 2003 Jun;18(2):250-67.

2001

Dewey ME, Saz P. Dementia, cognitive impairment and mortality in persons aged 65 and over living in the community: a systematic review of the literature. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2001 Aug;16(8):751-61. 

2000

Ramritu P, Finlayson K, Mitchell A, Croft G. Identification and nursing management of dysphagia in individuals with neurological impairment. The Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery. 2000; Systematic Review No. 8.

1999

Finucane TE, Christmas C, Travis K. Tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia: a review of the evidence. JAMA. 1999 Oct 13;282(14):1365-70.