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Food, eating and well-being in dementia care
- Author:
- BIERNACKI Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 11(1), January 2003, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Discusses the common difficulties and the skill of feeding a person with dementia.
Should dementia patients be informed about their diagnosis?
- Author:
- BIERNACKI Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Nurse, 19(4), December 2003, pp.198-202.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Current government policy encourages service users to be involved as equal members of the interprofessional care team. This goal is compromised in the care of people with dementia if they are not informed of their diagnosis. This article looks at recent research both for and against disclosure, and argues in favour of breaking the news in a supportive way.