title: Palliative Care of Urologic Patients at End of Life.
abstract: This article focuses on the issues facing patients with advanced and terminal urologic illness, from the framework of care planning based on defining patient-specific and family-specific goals of care, to palliative management strategies for common symptoms and syndromes that these patients and their families experience. This article also focuses on the management of common urologic issues that may arise in the course of care for all patients at the end of life, as well as the impact of these conditions on caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS 1020, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. Electronic address: csinclair@kumc.edu.
authors.forename: Christian T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.affiliation: Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS 1020, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kalender-Rich
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Landon Center on Aging, School of Medicine, The University of Kansas, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
authors.forename: Tomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Griebling
authors.affiliation: Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS 1020, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Porter-Williamson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods*; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D013727:Terminal Care; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Chronic illness; Death; End-of-life care; Geriatrics; Hospice; Palliative care; Urinary symptoms; Urology