Abstract
The increase in chronic diseases and the number of individuals who cannot survive by living alone emerges as a serious problem with the increased life expectancy of people around the globe. Geriatrics and palliative care overlap in many ways, although they are different medical specializations. Both are multidisciplinary fields seeking to improve the patient's quality of life, personal abilities, and social participation with patient and family-centered activities. We think that the synergy emerging from the combination of these specializations will be a role model for interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare and improve patients' quality of life.
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines individuals aged 65 and over as old persons
The last stages of life are characterized by changes in individuals of aging societies in a way that traditional care services in geriatrics and palliative care (PC) cannot meet the emerging needs
To meet such unmet needs, both specialties should act in close collaboration and geriatric palliative care should be conceptualized as an interdisciplinary care and research field based on care ethics
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines individuals aged 65 and over as old persons. Geriatrics and palliative care (PC) overlap in many ways, they are different medical specialties [3] Both are multidisciplinary fields aiming to improve the patient’s quality of life, personal abilities, and social participation through both patient-centered and familycentered activities [4]. To achieve improvements in the quality of life is the common purpose in geriatrics and PC The aims of both specialties are remarkable because they evaluate the individual from the medical aspect but evaluate the individual’s social environment as well while taking the individual’s values, preferences, and needs into account [5]. The aim is to improve the quality of life and alleviate pain through the treatment and prevention of symptoms rather than diseases during the process of the provision of care to old persons suffering from serious and life-threatening diseases [3].
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
