Specialist palliative care services for older people in primary care: A systematic review using narrative synthesis.

Kim de NooijerYolanda Wh PendersLara PivodicNele J Van Den NoortgatePeter PypeLieve Van den Block

Published in: Palliative medicine (2019)

The limited evidence available shows areas for improvement of the quality of and access to specialist services for older people, such as support for family carers. In addition, this review underscores the need for comprehensive reporting of interventions and the use of consensus-based outcome measures.

Keyphrases

palliative care
primary care
advanced cancer
healthcare
mental health
general practice
physical activity
clinical practice
quality improvement
emergency department
affordable care act