Influences on Care Preferences of Older People with Advanced Illness: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.

Simon Noah EtkindAnna E BoneNatasha LovellIrene J HigginsonFliss E M Murtagh

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)

Family is particularly important as an influence on care preferences, which are influenced by complex interaction of family, individual, and illness factors. To support preferences, clinicians should consider older people with illnesses and their families together as a unit of care.

Keyphrases

palliative care
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