Examining the role of specialist palliative care in geriatric care to inform collaborations: A survey on the knowledge, practice and attitudes of geriatricians in providing palliative care Runacres, F, Poon, P, King, S, Lustig, J and Ugalde, Anna 2021, Examining the role of specialist palliative care in geriatric care to inform collaborations: A survey on the knowledge, practice and attitudes of geriatricians in providing palliative care, Age and Ageing, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 1792-1801, doi: 10.1093/ageing/afab058. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Examining the role of specialist palliative care in geriatric care to inform collaborations: A survey on the knowledge, practice and attitudes of geriatricians in providing palliative care Author(s) Runacres, F Poon, P King, S Lustig, J Ugalde, Anna orcid.org/0000-0002-2473-8435 Journal name Age and Ageing Volume number 50 Issue number 5 Start page 1792 End page 1801 Total pages 10 Publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) Place of publication Oxford, Eng. Publication date 2021-09 ISSN 0002-0729 1468-2834 Keyword(s) BARRIERS DEMENTIA END geriatric medicine Geriatrics & Gerontology health services INTEGRATION knowledge Life Sciences & Biomedicine MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS MIXED-METHODS OF-LIFE older adults OLDER-PEOPLE palliative care palliative medicine PERCEPTIONS qualitative research REFERRAL PRACTICES Science & Technology survey Summary Abstract Background The global population is ageing, and rates of multimorbidity and chronic illness are rapidly rising. Given specialist palliative care has been shown to improve overall care and reduce health care costs, how best to provide this care to older people is internationally significant. Aim To examine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of geriatricians in providing palliative care and working with specialist palliative care services. We also aimed to capture self-reported barriers, confidence and satisfaction in providing palliative care. Design A prospective cross-sectional study surveying Australasian geriatricians was conducted. Setting/Participants This was a voluntary anonymous online survey, distributed to all full members of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine. Results A total of 168 completed responses were received; 58.3% were female and 36.6% had over 20 years of clinical experience. Most geriatricians (85%) reported caring for patients in their last 12 months of life represented a substantial aspect or most of their practice. Geriatricians overwhelmingly believed they should coordinate care (84%) and derived satisfaction from providing palliative care (95%). The majority (69%) believed all patients with advanced illness should receive concurrent specialist palliative care. Regarding knowledge, participants scored an average of 13.5 correct answers out of 18 in a Modified Palliative Care Knowledge Test. Conclusions Geriatricians find reward in providing generalist palliative care to their patients; however, potential exists for improved collaborations with specialist palliative care services. An evidence base for geriatric patients who benefit most from specialist palliative care services is needed to improve resourcing, collaborative practice and ultimately palliative care delivery. Language eng DOI 10.1093/ageing/afab058 Field of Research 1103 Clinical Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services 1701 Psychology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30150389 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 27 Apr 2021, 12:25:11 EST Wed, 28 Apr 2021, 05:01:41 EST Wed, 28 Apr 2021, 08:21:17 EST Sat, 12 Jun 2021, 02:31:05 EST Tue, 29 Jun 2021, 06:03:54 EST Tue, 29 Jun 2021, 14:25:50 EST Tue, 29 Jun 2021, 14:27:32 EST Tue, 29 Jun 2021, 14:28:19 EST Wed, 30 Jun 2021, 08:00:44 EST Wed, 30 Jun 2021, 08:29:27 EST Wed, 30 Jun 2021, 14:30:20 EST Thu, 01 Jul 2021, 15:24:01 EST Tue, 24 Aug 2021, 10:01:52 EST Sat, 30 Oct 2021, 01:45:50 EST Tue, 05 Jul 2022, 16:04:18 EST Thu, 07 Jul 2022, 11:02:14 EST Thu, 07 Jul 2022, 14:35:10 EST Thu, 07 Jul 2022, 14:44:22 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 26 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 27 Apr 2021, 12:25:11 EST