Type and course of symptoms demonstrated in the terminal and dying phases by people with dementia in nursing homes

In all, 39 % of people living in Swiss nursing homes suffer from dementia. Detailed data about type and course of symptoms displayed by these patients in their terminal phase are lacking. This descriptive, retrospective study analysed 65 nursing documents from deceased people with dementia in four nursing homes in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Difficulties with mobility (81 %), pain (71 %) and sleep disturbance (63 %) were the most frequent...