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Palliative care for elderly patients with advanced cancer: a long-term intervention for end-of-life care.
- Elaine M Wittenberg-Lyles and Sandra Sanchez-Reilly.
- Department of Communication Studies, University of North Texas, PO Box 305268, Denton, TX 76203-5268, United States. lyles@unt.edu
- Patient Educ Couns. 2008 Jun 1; 71 (3): 351-5.
ObjectiveThis essay identifies elderly cancer patients as a population that experiences cancer-related health disparities at the end-of-life.MethodsWhile hospice and palliative care (PC) are care options for this population, it is argued that PC prior to hospice will yield numerous benefits for long-term end-of-life care.ResultsIt is theorized that PC prior to hospice will be beneficial in meeting the family's needs in a timely and adequate manner, improving quality of life, increasing caregiver satisfaction and communication, possibly delay institutionalization of the patient, and may ultimately impact bereavement.ConclusionPatients would be able to benefit from PC in an early stage of their disease, positively influencing older cancer patients and families.Practice ImplicationsLong-term assessment of the impact of PC prior to hospice is proposed as a promising direction of future research.
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