Palliative care → | Common ground | ← Geriatric medicine | |
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tructure/process Indicatorsa | (Knowledge of) basic palliative care | Patient population (cannot be cured, last stage of life) | Geriatric assessment |
Ethical decision-making | Holistic approach | Importance of rehabilitation for dignity feeling | |
Prognostication | Integration of care, providing good care | ||
Goal setting | Advance care planning | ||
Outcome Indicatorsa | Quality of life | Frailty and functional status | |
Comfort | Co-morbidity | ||
Dementia | Metabolism of the older patient | ||
Delirium | Pharmacology |