End of Life Care of Elderly – The neglected counterpart in Indian Context

Isha M. Aboobacker; Namitha Subrahmanyam

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The modern health care strives to promote optimum health and wellbeing with special emphasis togeriatric population but the end-of-life care for elderly remains obscure with limited research evidencepertaining to ageing population. The term often revolves around cancer patients in the palliativedimension. End-of-life care for elderly in the Indian context with its unique social, cultural, economic,and legal complexities have not been adequately explored. The spiritual socio-cultural, economic, andcare perspectives are important to address when the health care spectrum is becoming more concernedabout the growing population of elderly. An overview of the possible challenges and specific strategiesto deal with this issue can empower nurses and other health care professional to perceive the depth ofsituation. How to overcome these challenges and barrier of end-of-life care is that the health careprofessionals must prepare the patient and family well in advance by instituting measures like, truthfulcommunication, financial and legal advice, safeguarding the values and preferences andacknowledging autonomy in decision making. Death and dying of elderly, conceived in perspectives ofIndian cultures is explained in this review.

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