Living with ageing and dying: palliative and end of life care for older people

The philosophy and principles of palliative care should be available to all, not just those patients who are perceived as dying prematurely. This book brings together the disciplines of palliative care and gerontology to improve the end of life experiences of all older people. INDICE: Merryn Gott and Christine Ingleton: Introduction; Section 1 - Whatis Different about Dying in Old Age?; 1: Barbara Gomes, Joachim Cohen, Luc Deliens and Irene J Higginson: International trends in circumstances of death and dying amongst older people; 2: Allan Kellehear: The care of older people at the end of life: an historical perspective; 3: John A Vincent: Anti-ageing andscientific avoidance of death; 4: Jane Seymour and Merryn Gott: The challenges of health technology for ageing and dying; 5: Merryn Gott, Andrew M. Ibrahimand Robert H. Binstock: The disadvantaged dying: ageing, ageism and palliative care provision for older people in the UK; 6: Liz Lloyd: What do we know about the congruence between what older people prioritise at the end of life and policy and practices?; Section 2 - What Can a Public Health Perspective Bring to Improving the End of Life Experience for Older People?; 7: Bruce Rumbold: Health promoting palliative care and dying in old age; 8: Neil Small and Anita Sargeant: User and community participation at the end of life; 9: Koen Meeussen, Lieve Van den Block and Luc Deliens: Advance care planning: international perspectives; 10: Jonathan Koffman: New public health approaches to address diversity and end-of-life issues for older people?; 11: Amanda Robert and Sinead McGilloway: Loss and bereavement in older age: developing community-based bereavement support; Section 3 - Involving Carers at the End of Life; 12: Sheila Payne: The changing profile of the family caregivers of older people: a European perspective; 13: Gunn Grande and John Keady: Needs, access and support for older carers; 14: Mike Nolan and Tony Ryan: Family carers, palliative care and the end-of-life; 15: Barbara Hanratty: Costs of family caregiving; 16: Philip Larkin and Meg Hegarty: Workforce development: an international perspective onwho will provide care; Section 4 - The Significance of Place at the End of Life; 17: Habib Chaudhury, Gloria Puurveen and Jennifer Lyle: Place matters: an exploration of the role of physical environment in end of life care; 18: Katherine Froggatt, Kevin Brazil, Jo Hockley and Elisabeth Reitinger: Improving care for older people living and dying in long term care settings: a whole systemapproach; 19: Deborah Parker: The development and implementation of evidence based palliative care guidelines for residential care: lessons for other countries; 20: Clare Gardiner and Sarah Barnes: Improving environments for care at the end of life in hospitals; Section 5 - Moving Forward: A Debate about Priorities for Research and Service Development; 21: Murna Downs: End of life care for older people with dementia: Priorities for research and service development; 22: Irene J. Higginson: Evidence, evidence and evidence: future priorities for research and service development in improving palliative care for older people; 23: Scott A. Murray: Priorities for research and service development in primary care to improve end-of-life f

• ISBN: 978-0-19-956993-9
• Editorial: Oxford University Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 284
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés