Living with Ageing and Dying

Palliative and End of Life Care for Older People
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-956993-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 177 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 532 g

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. Some authors take a theoretical focus, others a very practical approach rooted in their clinical and
research experience. The issues covered are diverse, as are the countries in which discussions are contextualised. Those working in both palliative care and gerontology will find the issues and advice discussed in this book hugely topical and of real practical value.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gott, Merryn

Ingleton, Christine

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Gerontopsychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Palliativmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Palliativpflege, Sterbebegleitung, Hospiz
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Altenpflege
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Merryn Gott and Christine Ingleton: Introduction
Section 1 - What is 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 and scientific avoidance of death
4: Jane Seymour and Merryn Gott: The challenges of health technology for ageing and dying
5: Merryn Gott, Andrew M. Ibrahim and 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 on who 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 system approach
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 for older people
24: Margaret O'Connor: Priorities for specialist palliative care: an Australian perspective
25: Sabine Pleschberger: Inter-disciplinary perspectives
26: Jackie Robinson and Christine Ingleton: Workforce capacity issues: a New Zealand perspective

Über Autor(innen)

Merryn Gott joined the University of Auckland in 2009 as Professor of Health Sciences in the School of Nursing. Her PhD is in gerontology and over the last 12 years she has developed an international programme of research exploring palliative and end of life care for older people. She currently holds grants from the Department of Health, the Health Research Council of New Zealand, the Economic and Social Research Council, BUPA, as well as local charities. She has
published over 70 journal articles and currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Progress in Palliative Care and the British Medical Journal (Supportive and Palliative Care).

Christine Ingleton is Professor of Palliative Care Nursing in the School of Nursing & Midwifery at the University of Sheffield. She has contributed to 30 research grants and awards totalling over £3.5 million. She has published over 90 outputs in peer reviewed journals and contributed to 6 books on health services research. She has edited 2 best-selling research based textbooks on end of life care.

She is Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She currently serves on the British Journal of Community Nursing and the British Medical Journal (Supportive and Palliative Care).