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Hospice care for patients with advanced progressive dementia / [edited by] Ladislav Volicer, Ann Hurley.

Title: Hospice care for patients with advanced progressive dementia / [edited by] Ladislav Volicer, Ann Hurley.
Publication: New York : Springer Pub. Co., [1998], ©1998.

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xiii, 305 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

This volume demonstrates how hospice care leads to improved quality of life for patients with terminal dementia and their families. The book discusses Alzheimer's and other progressive dementias and reviews the clinical problems encountered, including infections, eating difficulties, and behavioral problems. It addresses how to implement hospice care programs for these patients and the ethical aspects involved.
This volume is of importance to nurses, physicians, and social workers involved in hospice or home care of patients at the terminal stage of dementia.

Series Statement

Springer series on ethics, law, and aging

Uniform Title

Springer series on ethics, law, and aging.

Subjects

Hospice Care > methods
Alzheimer's disease > Patients > Hospice care
Dementia > nursing
Senile dementia > Patients > Hospice care

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. I. Clinical Issues. Ch. 1. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Progressive Dementias / Autumn Klein and Neil Kowall. Ch. 2. Infections in Advanced Dementia / Ladislav Volicer, Gary H. Brandeis and Ann C. Hurley. Ch. 3. Overcoming Eating Difficulties in the Severely Demented / Giovanni B. Frissoni, Simone Franzoni and Giuseppe Bellelli [et al.]. Ch. 4. Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia / Ladislav Volicer, Ann C. Hurley and Ellen Mahoney. Ch. 5. Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia / Sandy C. Burgener -- Pt. II. Ethical Issues. Ch. 6. The Moral Basis for Limiting Treatment: Hospice Care and Advanced Progressive Dementia / Stephen G. Post and Peter J. Whitehouse. Ch. 7. Palliative Care for Alzheimer Patients: Implications for Institutions, Caregivers, and Families / Mildred Z. Solomon and Bruce Jennings. Ch. 8. Nursing Staff As Moral Agents / Ann C. Hurley, Sally A. MacDonald and Sara T. Fry [et al.].
Ch. 9. Advance Proxy Planning / Margaret Ann Mahoney, Ann C. Hurley and Ladislav Volicer. Ch. 10. Complexities of the Grieving Process in Spouses of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease / Yvette L. Rheaume and June Brown -- Pt. III. Implementation. Ch. 11. Acceptance of Hospice Care for Dementia Patients by Health Care Professionals and Family Members / Daniel J. Luchins, Patricia Hanrahan and Kim Litzenberg. Ch. 12. Barriers to Providing Hospice Care for People with Dementia / Joyce Simard and Ladislav Volicer. Ch. 13. Providing Palliative Care for the Terminal Alzehimer Patient / Sally J. Smith. Ch. 14. The Experience of Jacob Perlow Hospice: Hospice Care of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease / Paul R. Brenner. Ch. 15. Effects of Hospice Interventions on Nursing Home Residents with Later Stages of Dementia / Christine R. Kovach.

ISBN

0826111629

LCCN

97032680

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Columbia University Libraries