Chapter 46. Palliative Care in the Elderly

  1. Stephen Jackson Professor of Geriatric Medicine2,
  2. Paul Jansen3,
  3. Arduino Mangoni4
  1. Alexander de Graeff,
  2. Saskia Teunissen

Published Online: 2 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch46

Book Title

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

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How to Cite

de Graeff, A. and Teunissen, S. (2009) Palliative Care in the Elderly, in Prescribing for Elderly Patients (eds S. Jackson, P. Jansen and A. Mangoni), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch46

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Clinical Gerontology, King's College Hospital, London, UK

  2. 3

    Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  3. 4

    Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Author Information

  1. Department of Oncology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 APR 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 MAY 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470024287

Online ISBN: 9780470017975

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Keywords:

  • palliative care in elderly;
  • anorexia and weight loss;
  • treatment of common symptoms in elderly patients;
  • nausea and vomiting - severe impact on quality of life;
  • constipation - issue in elderly palliative care patients;
  • dyspnoea - sensation of unpleasant breathing;
  • dyspnoea leading to severe agitation and anxiety

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Symptoms

  • Palliative care in the elderly

  • Treatment of common symptoms in elderly patients

  • References

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