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| Better palliative care for older people | | Author(s) | Elizabeth Davies, Irene J Higginson |
| Corporate Author | Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization - WHO; Fondazione Floriani |
| Publisher | Electronic format, 2004 |
| Pages | 40 pp |
| Source | Download pdf (4/8/04): www.euro.who.int/document/E82931.pdf |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; Pain ; Social policy ; International. |
| Annotation | Most deaths in European and other developed countries occur in people aged 65+, but relatively little policy concerns their needs in the last years of life. As life expectancy increases, the number of people living to older ages is also increasing in many countries. At the same time, the relative number of people of working age is declining and the age of potential carers is increasing. Palliative care is therefore of growing public health importance. Older people have traditionally received less palliative care than younger people, and services have focused on cancer. This document is part of the WHO Regional Office for Europe's work to present evidence for health policy-makers in a clear and understandable form. It presents the needs of older people, the different trajectories of illnesses they suffer, evidence of underassessment of pain and other symptoms, their need to be involved in decision-making, evidence for effective palliative care solutions, and issues for the future. A companion item, "Palliative care: the solid facts", considers how to improve services and educate professionals and the public. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040805503 E |
| Classmark | LV: CT7: TM2: 72 |
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