Eating Problems in Advanced Dementia: Navigating Difficult Conversations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The majority of older adults with advanced dementia (AD) develop difficulties with eating and swallowing, often prompting concerns about nutrition and quality of life. Employing a palliative approach requires providers to attain skills in addressing symptoms and communicating with family caregivers about the trajectory of AD and associated dysphagia, as well as to elicit goals of care. Research suggests internal medicine (IM) residents often perceive minimal education during training addressing skills needed to care for patients with AD.

Methods

We developed and piloted a small-group interactive seminar utilizing a trigger video depicting a family meeting addressing eating problems in a patient with AD. Case-based learning, small-group discussion, and learner re

SUBMITTER: Manu ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7678029 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature