Table 4 Expert round

Geriatrics

○ In patients with dementia, perform pain assessment with visual instruments.

○ Relevance of key worker for patients with dementia is high.

○ In dementia, challenging behaviour can be interpreted as an attempt to communication.

○ The use of hospices for patients suffering from dementia is questionable.

Palliative Care

○ Unnecessary interventions and waiting periods may consume precious time at the end of life.

Communication and

patient autonomy

○ When breaking bad news to an elderly person, the diagnosis is in many cases less relevant to the patient than the course of suffering to be expected.

○ General pitfalls, like impaired hearing or understanding of complex contexts have to be kept in mind.

Organisation and

social networks

○. Negative aspects on institutionalization may occur (loss of individuality and freedom).