Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome that embodies an elevated risk of catastrophic declines in health and function among older adults. Considering the rapid ageing of the population around the world, more and more health practitioners will have to manage this complex condition.
May 11, 2020
Palliative Care and Frailty
https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2020/05/featured-story/Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome that embodies an elevated risk of catastrophic declines in health and function among older adults. Considering the rapid ageing of […]
May 11, 2020
Advance Care Planning Prior to Death in Older Adults With Hip Fracture
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32367390/Although hip fractures in older adults are associated with a high degree of mortality and disability, the use of advance care planning (ACP) in this population […]
May 4, 2020
A qualitative study of nurses’ perspective about the impact of end‐of‐life communication on the goal of end‐of‐life care in nursing home
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/scs.12862With a growing nursing home population suffering from chronic progressive illnesses and evolving patterns of comorbidities, end‐of‐life communication takes on a critical role to enable healthcare […]
May 4, 2020
Sharing heath decisions (AMA Journal of Ethics series)
https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/sharing-health-decisionsDecision sharing is an important evolution from informed consent in clinical ethics practice. Patients do not always comprehend their diagnoses or treatments, clinicians can define successful […]