Physical and Psychological Distress Are Related to Dying Peacefully in Residents With Dementia in Long-Term Care Facilities  Maaike L. De Roo, MD, PhD, Gwenda Albers, PhD, Luc Deliens, PhD, Henrica C.W. de Vet, PhD, Anneke L. Francke, PhD, Nele Van Den Noortgate, MD, PhD, Lieve Van den Block, PhD Lieve Van den Block, Zeger De Groote, Sarah Brearley, Augusto Caraceni, Joachim Cohen, Anneke Francke, Richard Harding, Irene J. Higginson, Stein Kaasa, Karen Linden, Guido Miccinesi, Bregje Onwuteaka- Philipsen, Koen Pardon, Roeline Pasman, Sophie Pautex, Sheila Payne, LucDeliens Maaike L. De Roo, MD, PhD, Gwenda Albers, PhD, Luc Deliens, PhD, Henrica C.W. de Vet, PhD, Anneke L. Francke, PhD, Nele Van Den Noortgate, MD, PhD, Lieve Van den Block, PhD Lieve Van den Block, Zeger De Groote, Sarah Brearley, Augusto Caraceni, Joachim Cohen, Anneke Francke, Richard Harding, Irene J. Higginson, Stein Kaasa, Karen Linden, Guido Miccinesi, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Koen Pardon, Roeline Pasman, Sophie Pautex, Sheila Payne, LucDeliens  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 50, Issue 1, Pages 1-8 (July 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.02.024 Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Frequency of residents with dementia dying peacefully in long-term care facilities (n = 92). “Not at all,” “a little,” and “a moderate amount” were seen as not dying peacefully. “Quite a bit” and “completely” were seen as dying peacefully. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2015 50, 1-8DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.02.024) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions