Background It is now widely recognised that the palliative care needs of older people with
frailty are poorly met compared to those of others at the end-of life (Hamaker, van den Bos …

It is now widely accepted that palliative care should be available to all those in need
regardless of age, diagnosis or care setting. 1 Despite this, the palliative care needs of older …

Frailty is a condition of vulnerability characterized by instability and inconsistency after a
stressor event. It is associated with a range of adverse outcomes including delirium, falls …

ABSTRACT Take-Away Points: 1. Geriatric palliative care requires integrating the disciplines
of hospital medicine and palliative care in pursuit of delivering comprehensive, whole …

Little is known of the palliative care needs and experiences of older adults. This study
explored whether these needs differed from those of younger patients. We performed a …

Frailty has become a major problem for an increasing number of older people worldwide.
Frailty is defined as a reduced resilience to stress, due to an age-related loss of reserve …

Geriatric palliative care is described as person-centered care that matches treatment to
informed patient and family priorities, with a commitment to expert communication skills …

Objective: Analyze palliative care in Geriatrics, through a systematic review. Methods: A
systematic review study, in which the time frame was made over a period of six years (2016 …

Palliative care is interdisciplinary treatment focused on the relief of suffering and achieving
the best possible quality of life for patients and their caregivers. It differs for geriatric patients …

• Dementia is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder involving one or more cognitive
domains (learning and memory, language, executive function, complex attention, perceptual …