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Dying well with dementia: qualitative examination of end-of-life care
Lawrence V, Samsi K, Murray J, Harari D, Banerjee S.. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 2011-09-22
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Background People with dementia often die badly, receiving end-of-life care of poorer quality than that given to those who are cognitively intact. Aims To define good end-of-life care for people with dementia and identify how it can be delivered across care settings in the UK. Method In-depth interviews were conducted with 27 bereaved family carers and 23 care professionals recruited from the community, care homes, general hospitals and continuing care units. Data were analysed using the constant comparison method. Results The data highlighted the challenge and imperative of 'dementia-proofing' end-of-life care for people with dementia. This requires using dementia expertise to meet physical care needs, going beyond task-focused care and prioritising planning and communication with families. Conclusions The quality of end-of-life care exists on a continuum across care settings. Together, the data reveal key elements of good end-of-life care and that staff education, supervision and specialist input can enable its provision.
Key findings
- Results The data highlighted the challenge and imperative of 'dementia-proofing' end-of-life care for people with dementia.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 36/100
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. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 21 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 36 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| 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 | 1 / 5 | 2011 — within 20 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 | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 21947653) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 21 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 21 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 36 out of 100. |
| Total | 36 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Lawrence, V., Samsi, K., Murray, J., Harari, D., & Banerjee, S. (2011). Dying well with dementia: qualitative examination of end-of-life care. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.093989
Vancouver
Lawrence V, Samsi K, Murray J, Harari D, Banerjee S. Dying well with dementia: qualitative examination of end-of-life care. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science. 2011. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.111.093989. PMID: 21947653.
BibTeX
@article{lawrence2011-21947653,
author = {Lawrence, V. and Samsi, K. and Murray, J. and Harari, D. and Banerjee, S.},
title = {{Dying well with dementia: qualitative examination of end-of-life care}},
journal = {The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science},
year = {2011},
doi = {10.1192/bjp.bp.111.093989},
pmid = {21947653},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.093989}
}
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