老年学と老年医学の研究

概要

Hopeful Care for People Dying with Dementia

Rosalie Evelyn Hudson*

Palliative care, when understood in its entirety, has hopeful connotations for those with a terminal illness, particularly at the end of their lives. When palliative care was first introduced, it only applied to people with cancer; it now encompasses people living with any incurable illness, including dementia.