Background Older people with noncancer conditions are less likely to be referred to
palliative care services due to the inherent uncertain disease trajectory and a lack of …

Purpose To identify transitional palliative care (TPC) interventions for older adults with non-
malignant chronic diseases and complex conditions. Design/methodology/approach A …

Background: most people in contemporary western society die of the chronic diseases of old
age. Whilst palliative care is appropriate for elderly patients with chronic, non-malignant …

Importance The evidence for palliative care exists predominantly for patients with cancer.
The effect of palliative care on important end-of-life outcomes in patients with noncancer …

The early integration of specialist palliative care has been shown to benefit the quality of life
of patients with advanced cancer. In order to explore whether other seriously ill people and …

Context Increasing emphases are being placed on early integration of palliative care for
patients with advanced cancers, yet barriers to implementation in clinical practice remain …

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 …

Although numerous studies have been conducted previously on the needs of cancer
patients at the end of their life, there is a lack of studies focused on older patients with non …

Objective: This review will explore definitions of early palliative care and describe how it has
been implemented for those diagnosed with a life-limiting chronic illness. Introduction …

Simple Summary Advanced cancer represents the most common reason for needing
palliative care among older adults worldwide. Unfortunately, older adults face several …