Agitation near the end of life with dementia: An ethnographic study of care.

<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Agitation is common in people living with dementia especially at the end of life. We examined how staff interpreted agitation behavior in people with dementia nearing end of life, how this may influence their responses and its impact on the quality of ca...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth L Sampson, Aisling Stringer, Francesca La Frenais, Shanlee Higgins, Mary-Jo Doyle, Anne Laybourne, Gill Livingston, Gerard Leavey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224043