Clinician Perspectives on Palliative Care for Older Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses: A Multisite Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Approximately 5.5% of the population live with serious mental illnesses (SMI). Older adults with SMI experience a high burden of serious medical illnesses and disparities in advance care planning, symptom management, and caregiver support. The objectives of this study are to explore interdisciplinary clinician perspectives on the palliative care needs of older adults with SMI and serious medical illnesses.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study utilized thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews of interdisciplinary clinicians practicing palliative care, geriatrics, or geriatric/consultation-liaison psychiatry at four hospitals within an urban health system.

Measurements

Themes related to care of older adults with serious mental illne

SUBMITTER: Shalev D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11807757 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature