Application of palliative care in chronic diseases of advanced age

Abstract

The prevention and treatment of chronic diseases has been gradually paid attention to by public health, and palliative care for patients with chronic diseases has become the main focus. The research on palliative care in China started late, so the palliative care for patients with chronic diseases is rarely mentioned. This article describes the development process and current situation of palliative care for chronic diseases of the elderly at home and abroad, points out the reasons why the development of palliative care for chronic diseases is slow in mainland China, and proposes some suggestions for the development of palliative care for chronic diseases in mainland China according to the obstacles and foreign countries. Key words: Palliative care; Advanced age; Chronic diseases