Rapid review of decision-making for place of care and death in older people: lessons for COVID-19
Author(s) -
Emily West,
Kirsten Moore,
Nuriye Kupeli,
Elizabeth L Sampson,
Pushpa Nair,
Narin Aker,
Nathan Davies
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afaa289
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , medicine , covid-19 , thematic analysis , pandemic , narrative , reflexivity , health care , process (computing) , older people , gerontology , qualitative research , disease , computer science , political science , pathology , sociology , operating system , paleontology , social science , linguistics , philosophy , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , biology
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has affected the functioning and capacity of healthcare systems worldwide. COVID-19 has also disproportionately affected older adults. In the context of COVID-19, decision-making surrounding place of care (PoC) and place of death (PoD) in older adults involves significant new challenges.
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