This volume demonstrates how hospice care leads to improved quality of life for patients with terminal dementia and their families.
Out of the Shadows: End of Life Care for People with Dementia
Bartlett R, O'Connor D (2007). From personhood to citizenship: Broadening the lens for dementia practice and ... Bender M, Haddow L, Hartley T and Wainwright T (2002). Do charities have to devalue their clients to get donations?
The original Dementia Reconsidered: The Person Comes First by Tom Kitwood was published by Open University Press in 1997. It was a seminal text in the field of dementia studies...
Textbook of Palliative Care is a comprehensive, clinically relevant and state-of-the art book, aimed at advancing palliative care as a science, a clinical practice and as an art.
Guidelines and Standards for Evidence-Based Care Jennifer V. Long, CRNA, CRNP, MS Donna Martin, PsyD, Dr. Carol O. Long, PhD, RN, Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, MD, FAAN, Gary Martin, PhD. Exhibit 16.5 Continued Mrs. T was living with her older ...
Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America calls for research that addresses the causes and solutions for disparities in both developing dementia and receiving adequate treatment and support.
The goal of End of Life: Helping with Comfort and Care is to provide guidance and help in understanding the unfamiliar territory of death.
Drawing on stories of families that Dr. Kenny has worked with to illustrate common issues, concerns, and situations that occurs in late-stage dementia, this book includes practical advice about • making life-altering decisions while ...
The theme of this book is that palliative care is the best approach to the care of chronically ill and frail elderly because of its focus on: quality of life; support for functional independence; and the centrality of the patient's values ...