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Death and the Elderly Patient
Author(s) -
ELKOWITZ EDWARD B.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1978.tb01953.x
Subject(s) - medicine , honesty , gerontology , family medicine , social psychology , psychology
More attention should be paid to the profound needs of dying patients. The family physician can guide the family members and others in forming a team to help dying elderly patients in this life crisis, so that they may have a “good death.” The importance of honesty and cooperation by all those involved is emphasized, as is the need to support the patient emotionally and spiritually.