Prevalence of unpaid caregiving, pain, and depression in older seriously ill patients undergoing elective surgery.
Frances Y HuYihan WangMuhammad AbbasEvan Bollens-LundAmanda J ReichStuart R LipsitzTamryn F GrayDae Hyun KimChristine RitchieAmy S KelleyZara CooperPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
Prior to elective surgery, older adults with serious illnesses have high unpaid caregiving needs and a prevalence of pain and depression. Baseline depression alone was associated with discharge destinations. These findings highlight opportunities for targeted palliative care interventions throughout the surgical encounter.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- minimally invasive
- palliative care
- depressive symptoms
- chronic pain
- physical activity
- coronary artery bypass
- sleep quality
- risk factors
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- community dwelling
- surgical site infection
- spinal cord injury
- cancer therapy
- advanced cancer
- drug delivery
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention