Proactive Integration of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Principles Into Practice for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Anand Iyer, J. Randall Curtis, Diane E. Meier
Abstract
This Viewpoint proposes that clinicians who routinely care for older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should proactively integrate geriatrics and palliative care principles into their daily practice.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePulmonary diseaseGeriatricsPalliative careIntensive care medicineChronic diseaseDiseaseCOPDMEDLINEFamily medicineNursingInternal medicinePsychiatryLawPolitical sciencePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeFrailty in Older Adults