Referral Criteria for Specialist Palliative Care for Patients With Dementia
Authors of a study published in JAMA Network Open sought to identify a set of consensus referral criteria for specialist palliative care for people with dementia. Through the survey, they found that over sixty expert panelists reached consensus on fifteen major referral criteria. The authors conclude that with further testing and validation, the criteria may be used to standardize access to palliative care for this patient population, across care settings.