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TY - JOUR
T1 - The oldest old and GP end-of-life care in the Dutch community
T2 - a nationwide study
AU - Abarshi, Ebun
AU - Echteld, Michael A
AU - Van den Block, Lieve
AU - Donker, Gé
AU - Deliens, Luc
AU - Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Provision of adequate care for the oldest old is increasingly crucial, given the current ageing trends. This study explores differences in end-of-life care of the oldest (≥85 years) versus the younger (65-84 years) old; testing the hypothesis that age could be an independent correlate of receiving specialised palliative care services (SPCS), having palliative-centred treatment and dying in a preferred place.
AB - Provision of adequate care for the oldest old is increasingly crucial, given the current ageing trends. This study explores differences in end-of-life care of the oldest (≥85 years) versus the younger (65-84 years) old; testing the hypothesis that age could be an independent correlate of receiving specialised palliative care services (SPCS), having palliative-centred treatment and dying in a preferred place.
KW - ageing
KW - oldest old
KW - end-of-life care
KW - the Dutch community
KW - elderly
U2 - 10.1093/ageing/afq097
DO - 10.1093/ageing/afq097
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20817932
VL - 39
SP - 716
EP - 722
JO - Age and Ageing
JF - Age and Ageing
SN - 1468-2834
IS - 6
ER -