Background The global population is ageing, and rates of multimorbidity and chronic illness
are rapidly rising. Given specialist palliative care has been shown to improve overall care …

With an increasing aging population worldwide, there is a growing need for both palliative
care and geriatric medicine. It is presumed in medical literature that both specialties share …

Background With an increasing number of people dying in old age, collaboration between
palliative care and geriatric medicine is increasingly being advocated in order to promote …

Purpose Little is known about geriatricians' knowledge, training and attitudes towards end-of-
life issues as well as about how their experience concerning end-of-life decisions in the …

Background: There is recognition that older people with incurable conditions should have
access to specialist palliative care services. However, it remains unclear which activities and …

Background: the need for access to high-quality palliative care at the end of life is becoming
of increasing public health concern. The majority of deaths in the UK occur in acute …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Specialty palliative care for hospitalized patients with
dementia is widely recommended and may improve outcomes, yet rates of consultation …

Background The majority of deaths in the UK occur in acute hospitals, and older people
have the highest hospital death rates. Improved palliative care for older people has been …

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care September 2011 Vol 1 No 2 116 palliative care providers.
The need to improve palliative and end of life care for older people is a global priority. In …

Palliative aged care is rapidly developing as a specialty area, involving the collaboration
and combined expertise of the fields of gerontology, geriatric care, and palliative care. The …