Geriatric Palliative Care
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Oxford (2014) states that "Geriatric Palliative Care integrates the complementary specialties of geriatrics and palliative care to provide comprehensive care for older patients entering the later stage of their lives, and their families." [1]
Home Based Geriatric Palliative Care[edit | edit source]
Many homebound individuals are geriatrics with multiple chronic conditions eg cognitive impairment, neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular disorders, fraility . These individuals may be homebound and additionally chair- or bedbound, and their prognosis may be quite limited. Home-Based Palliative Care has an increasing amount of literature that supports the benefits of this form of pallative care. It appears beneficial to patients, families, and informal caregivers by lessening symptoms, minimising unwanted hospitalizations, and offering support at the end of life.[2]
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- ↑ Goldhirsch S, Chai E, Meier DE, Morris J. Geriatric palliative care : a practical guide for clinicians. New York: Oxford University Press; 2014.Available:https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=8LkoAwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&ots=-GCakpu4E5&sig=Os1dHsFLLybUGTgoANzbb26og6M&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false (accessed 2.1.2023)
- ↑ Roberts B, Robertson M, Ojukwu EI, Wu DS. Home based palliative care: Known benefits and future directions. Current Geriatrics Reports. 2021 Dec:1-7.Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8614075/ (accessed 2.11.2023)
