Increased patient satisfaction by integration of palliative care into geriatrics-A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integration of oncology and palliative care has been shown to increase quality of life in advanced disease. To meet the needs of the growing older population, integration of palliative care and geriatrics has been proposed but scarcely described.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to integrate palliative care into geriatrics by a structured care guide, the Swedish Palliative Care Guide, and to evaluate its effect on patient satisfaction, health-related quality of life and symptom burden, compared to a control group.

Methods

Geriatric in-patients over 65 years of age were included in the study, those with cognitive impairment were excluded. Data was collected before (baseline) and after the implementation (intervention) of the Swedish Palliative Care Guide

SUBMITTER: Schelin MEC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10286968 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature