Integration of the geriatric palliative care in oncological care of elderly patient with cancer

• Published in: Palliative & supportive care Vol. 22; no. 4; p. 792
• Main Authors: Sánchez-Dávila, Josafat Napoleón, Verástegui, Emma L, Peña-Nieves, Adriana, Allende-Pérez, Silvia Rosa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Geriatrics - methods; Humans; Male; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - therapy; Palliative Care - methods; Palliative Care - standards; geriatric palliative care; complexity in palliative care; elderly cancer patients; Clinical care model; supportive care

The objective of this article is to describe the profile of the population attended to by the palliative geriatrics clinic and to evaluate the symptomatic control derived from the care provided. During 2017 a model based on a holistic approach was implemented, in this model the team geriatric pallia...