92% of elderly with advanced dementia received 'burdensome medical interventions': Study
Nine in 10 older adults with advanced dementia living at home in Singapore experience what researchers are calling "burdensome medical interventions." A new study by Duke-NUS found that such procedures — like the use of feeding tubes and restraints — are common, even though they do not improve patient comfort or caregiver burden. The study also found that the majority of caregivers reported receiving inadequate information when making care or treatment decisions. Senior research fellow Ellie Bostwick Andres and research director Associate Professor Chetna Malhotra from the Lien Centre for Palliative Care shared more about the findings.
Nine in 10 older adults with advanced dementia living at home in Singapore experience what researchers are calling "burdensome medical interventions." A new study by Duke-NUS found that such procedures — like the use of feeding tubes and restraints — are common, even though they do not improve patient comfort or caregiver burden. The study also found that the majority of caregivers reported receiving inadequate information when making care or treatment decisions. Senior research fellow Ellie Bostwick Andres and research director Associate Professor Chetna Malhotra from the Lien Centre for Palliative Care shared more about the findings.
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