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7508704

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Aggressive medical treatment of infections does not affect the progressive course of dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and has limited effect on the mortality rate. Utilization of health care resources and discomfort during a fever episode were compared in three differing treatment conditions: in 18 patients in a dementia special care unit (DSCU) who received palliative management, 26 patients in a DSCU who were treated aggressively, and 17 DAT patients in traditional long-term care units who were treated aggressively. Both groups of patients in the DSCU had lower discomfort scores, lower utilization of high-cost health care resources, and higher utilization of analgesics and narcotics. A nursing model of care incorporating hospice concepts into the DSCU is suggested.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0161-9268
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Palliative fever management in Alzheimer patients. quality plus fiscal responsibility.
pubmed:affiliation
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.