Research Catalog

Title

Living with ageing and dying : palliative and end of life care for older people / edited by Merryn Gott and Christine Ingleton.

Publication

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Additional Authors

• Ingleton, Christine
• Gott, Merryn

Description

xvii, 284 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. Ageing populations mean that palliative and end of life care for older people must assume greater priority. Indeed, there is an urgent need to improve the experiences of older people at the end of life, given that they have been identified as the 'disadvantaged dying'. To date, models of care are underpinned by the ideals of specialist palliative care which were developed to meet the needs of predominantly middle-aged and 'young old' people, and evidence suggests these may not be adequate for the older population group. This book identifies ways forward for improving the end of life experiences of older people by taking an interdisciplinary and international approach. Providing a synergy between the currently disparate literature of gerontology and palliative care, a wide range of leading international experts contribute to discussions regarding priority areas in relation to ageing and end of life care.

Subject

• Aged > psychology
• Terminal Care
• Palliative Care
• Palliative treatment
• Terminal care
• Gerontology
• Geriatrics

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

What is different about dying old? -- What does a public health perspective bring to understandings of ageing and end of life? -- Family and professional carers as partners in care-giving -- The significance of place at the end of life -- Some thoughts on priorities for research, educaiton, and service development.

ISBN

9780199569939

LCCN

^^2011921199

OCLC

746607778

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library