Decision Making About Change of Medication for Comorbid Disease at the End of Life: An Integrative Review

The main goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life by treating symptoms in patients with life-threatening illnesses. Most patients suffer from more than five severe comorbidities in the last 6 months of life. However, for patients receiving palliative care, interventions to prevent possi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Drugs & aging 2014-07, Vol.31 (7), p.501-512
Hauptverfasser: van Nordennen, Ronald T. C. M., Lavrijsen, Jan C. M., Vissers, Kris C. P., Koopmans, Raymond T. C. M.
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Zusammenfassung:The main goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life by treating symptoms in patients with life-threatening illnesses. Most patients suffer from more than five severe comorbidities in the last 6 months of life. However, for patients receiving palliative care, interventions to prevent possible long-term complications of these comorbidities are no longer the primary aim of care. This paper aimed to review the literature regarding decision making about medication for comorbid disease at the end of life, defined as a life expectancy
ISSN:1170-229X
1179-1969
DOI:10.1007/s40266-014-0182-4