Miharu Nakanishi

Apr 18, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Mayumi Nishimura |Karen Harrison Dening |Elizabeth Sampson |Miharu Nakanishi

What is already known about this topic? •A white paper from the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) presented a care goals model for people with dementia covering changes of the goals of life prolongation; maintenance of functioning and maximisation of comfort towards death. •Advance care planning discussions have gained momentum also for dementia, and recent Western and Asian studies indicated the relevance of psycho-social and spiritual care goals in addition to physical care goals.

Apr 9, 2024 | thelancet.com | Miharu Nakanishi |Universidade Católica Portuguesa |Vrije Universiteit Brussel |Sandra Martins Pereira

SummaryAdvance care planning (ACP) is increasingly recognised in the global agenda for dementia care. The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Taskforce on ACP in Dementia aimed to provide recommendations for policy initiatives and future research. We conducted a four-round Delphi study with a 33-country panel of 107 experts between September, 2021, and June, 2022, that was approved by the EAPC Board.