Table 3 Professionals’ consideration if and when a person with dementia is in need of palliative care
DE-1 | DE-2 | FR-1 | FR-2 | IT-1 | IT-2 | IT-3 | NO-1 | NO-2 a | NL-1 | NL-2 | PL-1 | PL-2 a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you consider the person in the case vignette to be in need of palliative care? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
When she is in the early stage of dementia | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + |
When she has signs and symptoms of advanced dementia | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + |
When she has no more beneficial effect of curative treatment for co-morbidities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | + | - | - |