Factors Determining Mortality in Geriatric Palliative Care Patients

TOSUN TAŞAR P., Karasahin O., Timur O., Yildirim F., Sahin S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY, vol.14, no.2, pp.104-108, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.6890/ijge.202005_14(2).0003
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.104-108
  • Keywords: mortality, palliative care, elderly, ADMISSION SERUM-ALBUMIN, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR, DELIRIUM, INPATIENTS, SURVIVAL, STROKE, LEVEL
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: As life expectancy at birth increases, the elderly population is growing, both in Turkey and globally. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with 12-month mortality in patients receiving geriatric palliative care.