Meaningfulness and quality of end of life for people with dementia: a systematic review and ‘best-fit’ framework synthesis

'Meaningful dying' emphasises making sense of the dying experience as a whole. By contextualising what is happening within the story of the individual, it facilitates personal dignity in the face of potentially unavoidable suffering. The framework provides conceptual guidance for making decisions on behalf of someone with dementia towards the end of life when mental capacity may be lost.