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Article: Study data from University of Western Sydney update understanding of dementia.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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According to recent research from Penrith, Australia, "This paper discusses one aspect from the findings of an Australian study aimed at understanding the needs of people with advanced dementia. Specifically, this paper focuses on the communication issues that might potentially inhibit the implementation of a palliative care approach for a person with advanced dementia in a residential aged care facility (RACF)."
"Six focus groups consisting of 34 participants and 24 semistructured interviews were conducted. were drawn from palliative care specialty staff, palliative care volunteers, designated aged or dementia specialist staff from an area health service, ...