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dc.contributor.authorRunacres F.-
dc.contributor.authorPoon P.-
dc.contributor.authorKing S.-
dc.contributor.authorLustig J.-
dc.contributor.authorUgalde A.-
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-10T23:24:21Z-
dc.date.available2022-02-10T23:24:21Z-
dc.date.copyright2021-
dc.date.issued2021-11-03en
dc.identifier.citationAge and Ageing. 50(5) (pp 1792-1801), 2021. Date of Publication: 01 Sep 2021.-
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/45849-
dc.description.abstractBackground: The global population is ageing, and rates of multimorbidity and chronic illness are rapidly rising. Given specialist palliative care has been shown to improve overall care and reduce health care costs, how best to provide this care to older people is internationally significant. Aim(s): To examine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of geriatricians in providing palliative care and working with specialist palliative care services.We also aimed to capture self-reported barriers, confidence and satisfaction in providing palliative care. Design(s): A prospective cross-sectional study surveying Australasian geriatricians was conducted. Setting/Participants: This was a voluntary anonymous online survey, distributed to all full members of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine. Result(s): A total of 168 completed responses were received; 58.3% were female and 36.6% had over 20 years of clinical experience.Most geriatricians (85%) reported caring for patients in their last 12 months of life represented a substantial aspect or most of their practice. Geriatricians overwhelmingly believed they should coordinate care (84%) and derived satisfaction from providing palliative care (95%). The majority (69%) believed all patients with advanced illness should receive concurrent specialist palliative care. Regarding knowledge, participants scored an average of 13.5 correct answers out of 18 in aModified Palliative Care Knowledge Test. Conclusion(s): Geriatricians find reward in providing generalist palliative care to their patients; however, potential exists for improved collaborations with specialist palliative care services. An evidence base for geriatric patients who benefit most from specialist palliative care services is needed to improve resourcing, collaborative practice and ultimately palliative care delivery.Copyright © 2021 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.-
dc.publisherOxford University Press-
dc.relation.ispartofAge and Ageing-
dc.subject.meshcare behavior-
dc.subject.meshgeriatric care-
dc.subject.meshgeriatric patient-
dc.subject.meshgeriatrician-
dc.subject.meshgeriatrics-
dc.subject.meshhealth survey-
dc.subject.meshNew Zealand-
dc.subject.meshpalliative therapy-
dc.subject.meshreward-
dc.titleExamining the role of specialist palliative care in geriatric care to inform collaborations: A survey on the knowledge, practice and attitudes of geriatricians in providing palliative care.-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.affiliationSupportive and Palliative Careen
dc.identifier.affiliationMonash Ageing Research Centre (MONARC)-
dc.type.studyortrialObservational study (cohort, case-control, cross sectional, or survey)-
dc.identifier.doihttp://monash.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab058-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.pubmedid33837769 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=33837769]-
dc.identifier.institution(Lustig) Rehabilitation and Aged Care Service, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia (Runacres, Poon, King) Supportive and Palliative Care Unit, Monash Health, McCulloch House, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australiaen
dc.identifier.institution(Runacres, Poon, King) School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australiaen
dc.identifier.institution(Runacres) Department of Palliative Medicine, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, Parkdale, VIC, Australiaen
dc.identifier.institution(Runacres) University of Notre Dame, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australiaen
dc.identifier.institution(King) Palliative Medicine, Healthecare, Noble Park, VIC, Australiaen
dc.identifier.institution(Ugalde) School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australiaen
dc.subect.keywordsadult-
dc.subect.keywordsarticle-
dc.subect.keywordscross-sectional study-
dc.subect.keywordsfemale-
dc.subect.keywordshuman-
dc.subect.keywordsmale-
dc.subect.keywordsprospective study-
dc.identifier.affiliationext(Runacres, Poon, King) School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia-
dc.identifier.affiliationext(Runacres) Department of Palliative Medicine, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, Parkdale, VIC, Australia-
dc.identifier.affiliationext(Runacres) University of Notre Dame, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia-
dc.identifier.affiliationext(King) Palliative Medicine, Healthecare, Noble Park, VIC, Australia-
dc.identifier.affiliationext(Ugalde) School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia-
dc.identifier.affiliationmh(Lustig) Rehabilitation and Aged Care Service, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia (Runacres, Poon, King) Supportive and Palliative Care Unit, Monash Health, McCulloch House, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia-
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crisitem.author.deptSupportive and Palliative Care-
crisitem.author.deptMonash Ageing Research Centre (MONARC)-
crisitem.author.deptAged and Rehabilitation-
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