Too Soon or Too Late: Rethinking the Significance of Six Months When Dementia Is a Primary Diagnosis

Cultural narratives shape how we think about the world, including how we decide when the end of life begins. Hospice care has become an integral part of the end-of-life care in the United States, but as it has grown, its policies and practices have also imposed cultural narratives, like those associ...

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Authors: Cain, Cindy (Author) ; Quill, Timothy E. 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley 2024
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 2024, Volume: 54, Pages: S29-S32
Further subjects:B cultural narratives
B Hospice
B clinical decision-making capacity
B six-month rule
B clinical ethics
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