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| Palliative and end-of-life care in psychogeriatric patients | | Author(s) | Abhilash K Desai, George T Grossberg |
| Journal title | Aging Health, vol 7, no 3, June 2011 |
| Pages | pp 395-408 |
| Source | http://www.futuremedicine.com/loi/ahe |
| Keywords | Palliative care ; Dying ; Quality of life ; Well being. |
| Annotation | An increasing number of older adults and their families are burdened by one or more terminal illnesses in the later years of their lives. How best to support their quality of life is a major challenge for healthcare teams. Palliative and end-of-life (PEOL) care is well positioned to respond to this challenge. While the evidence of PEOL is just beginning, much of the suffering can be relieved by what is already known. PEOL care for older adults needs to go beyond the focus on the patient and should rest on a broad understanding of the nature of suffering that includes family and professional caregivers. The dissemination of PEOL care principles should be a public health priority. This article aims to improve understanding of appropriate PEOL care and discuss future perspectives. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121023001 A |
| Classmark | LVB: CX: F:59: D:F:5HH |
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