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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 26 out of 100. End-of-life care

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Otępienie to zespół objawów wywołany postępującymi chorobami neurodegeneracyjnymi mózgu, które prowadzą do znacznego pogorszenia funkcji poznawczych, a w końcowym etapie do całkowitej zależności pacjenta od otoczenia.Wraz ze starzeniem się społeczeństw rośnie liczba pacjentów z zaawansowanym otępieniem.W pracy omówiono kluczowe aspekty opieki nad tą grupą pacjentów ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem znaczenia wczesnego planowania opieki (ang.advance care planning) i problemu braku dostępności tego typu rozwiązań w Polsce.W tekście przedstawiono metody diagnostyczne i leczenie najczęściej występujących w schyłkowym stadium choroby objawów, takich jak majaczenie, ból, duszność, zaburzenia odżywiania, zachowania i nastroju.Podkreślono ograniczoną skuteczność niektórych interwencji, w tym sztucznego żywienia dojelitowego, oraz znaczenie indywidualizacji leczenia i stosowania metod niefarmakologicznych. W pracy wskazano na potrzebę zapewnienia lepszej dostępności opieki dla pacjentów z otępieniem oraz edukacji personelu w zakresie specyfiki tej grupy chorych. Słowa kluczowe: otępienie,

Key findings

Why it matters

This paper reviews key aspects of palliative care for people with advanced dementia, including symptom treatment, limited effectiveness of some interventions such as artificial enteral feeding, and the need for better care access and staff education. It is about end-of-life management, not treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.

Study details

How this study scored 26/100
How this study's score is builtJournal tier 7 of 10; Journal's citation record 0 of 4; Study design 0 of 12; Strength of evidence 1 of 5; Peer-review validation 10 of 10; How recent 4 of 5; Sample size 0 of 4; Effect reported 0 of 3; Studied in people 0 of 3; Randomised / blinded 0 of 2; Times cited 0 of 7; Citations per year 0 of 5; Impact for its field and year 0 of 6; Cited by studies here 0 of 6; Still being cited 0 of 4; Senior author's track record 1 of 4; Institution's track record 0 of 3; Multi-centre collaboration 0 of 3; Indexed in PubMed 1 of 2; Free to read 2 of 2. Total 26 of 100.26 of 100 points earned74 not earned

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

ComponentPointsWhy
Journal tier 7 / 10 Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Medycyna Paliatywna)
Journal's citation record 0 / 4 Medycyna Paliatywna: journal h-index 6 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design 0 / 12 No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence 1 / 5 Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation 10 / 10 Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent 4 / 5 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size 0 / 4 Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported 0 / 3 No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people 0 / 3 Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded 0 / 2 No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited 0 / 7 Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year 0 / 5 0.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year 0 / 6 Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here 0 / 6 No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited 0 / 4 Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record 1 / 4 Last-listed author Tomasz Dzierżanowski: h-index 14 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record 0 / 3 Medical University of Warsaw: institution h-index 348 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration 0 / 3 OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete)
Indexed in PubMed 1 / 2 Not in PubMed, but has a DOI
Free to read 2 / 2 Free to read
Total 26 / 100 —

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APA 7th

Floriańczyk, A., Pałuchowski, M., Pomykała, K., Sulerzycki, M., Giemza, K., Dumański, S., et al. (2025). Dementia in palliative care. Medycyna Paliatywna. https://doi.org/10.5114/pm.2025.154275

Vancouver

Floriańczyk A, Pałuchowski M, Pomykała K, Sulerzycki M, Giemza K, Dumański S, et al. Dementia in palliative care. Medycyna Paliatywna. 2025. doi:10.5114/pm.2025.154275.

BibTeX

@article{florianczyk2025-a13f1565,
  author  = {Floriańczyk, Agnieszka and Pałuchowski, Michał and Pomykała, Katarzyna and Sulerzycki, Maciej and Giemza, Katarzyna and Dumański, Szymon and Dzierżanowski, Tomasz},
  title   = {{Dementia in palliative care}},
  journal = {Medycyna Paliatywna},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.5114/pm.2025.154275},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5114/pm.2025.154275}
}

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