Objectives uncertainty pervades the complex illness trajectories experienced by older adults
with multimorbidity. Uncertainty is experienced by older people, their informal carers and …

Introduction Person-centred care has become internationally recognised as a critical
attribute of high-quality healthcare. However, the concept has been criticised for being …

Background: Specialist palliative care services play an important role in conducting advance
care planning during COVID-19. Little is known about the challenges to advance care …

Compared with younger people, older people and those with frailty are more likely to die
from acute infections, such as covid-19, and less likely to survive intensive care. 1 2 This has …

Background: The population of frail elders is growing, and due to their vulnerability to
sudden deterioration, advance care planning is particularly important. However, advance …

Background There is limited understanding of the contribution made by older people and
their caregivers to acute healthcare in the home and how this compares to hospital inpatient …

Rationale The increasing number of frail home‐dwelling older people has sharpened the
focus on discovering and implementing suitable treatment and care in clinical practice …

Background Patient preferences are integral to person-centred care, but preference stability
is poorly understood in older people, who may experience fluctuant illness trajectories with …

Internationally health and social care policies have increasingly promoted carer
selfidentification as the best way to target and support people in caring roles. There has …

• Commentary to accompany the themed collection: Advance care planning in older adults
with frailty.• People living with frailty face an inherently uncertain future.• Advance care …