Medical and moral considerations regarding complex medical decisions in older patients with multimorbidity: a compact deliberation framework

Medical and moral considerations regarding complex medical decisions in older patients with multimorbidity: a compact deliberation framework

Abstract In health care for older adults, patients with multimorbidity usually receive the same interventions as those patients without multimorbidity. However, standard curative or life-sustaining treatment options have to be considered carefully in view of the maximally attainable result in older...

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Main Authors: Jeroen F. A. M. Janssens, Susanne J. de Kort, Wilco P. Achterberg, Susan Kurrle, Ngaire Kerse, Ian D. Cameron, Dorothea P. Touwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Medical decision
Elderly
Multimorbidity
Shared decision making
Intercurrent disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0707-5

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