Palliative care for advanced Alzheimer's and dementia [[electronic resource] ] : guidelines and standards for evidence-based care / / [edited by] Gary A. Martin, Marwan N. Sabbagh

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (334 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.97/6831029
• Soggetto topico: Presenile dementia - Patients - Care; Alzheimer's disease - Patients - Care; Presenile dementia - Palliative treatment; Alzheimer's disease - Palliative treatment; Palliative treatment - Standards; Evidence-based medicine
• Altri autori: MartinGary A SabbaghMarwan Noel
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Determining and defining advanced dementia -- The continuum of care -- Caregiving -- Personhood -- Creating the optimal milieu for care -- Managing behavior problems associated with advanced dementia -- Assessing and addressing pain -- Ensuring the appropriate use of medications in advanced dementia -- Eating and nutrition -- Dressing and grooming -- Bowel and bladder management -- Ambulation and mobility -- Bathing -- Activities programming -- Cultural diversity -- Healthcare decisions for advanced dementia -- The continuum of grief -- Establishing healthcare-related legal options for the vulnerable patient.
• Sommario/riassunto: Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award for 2010!. ""This book...provides important information on best practices and appropriate ways to care for a person with Alzheimer's and advanced dementia. Drs. Martin and Sabbagh have assembled a team of experts to help craft recommendations that should ultimately become standards that all professional caregivers adopt."" -Michael Reagan. Son of former President Ronald Reagan. President, Reagan Legacy Foundation. This book testifies that caregivers can have a monumental impact on the lives of persons with advanced dementia. Through specialized programmi
• Titolo autorizzato: Palliative care for advanced Alzheimer's and dementia
• ISBN: 1-78268-162-0; 1-283-01931-0; 9786613019318; 0-8261-0676-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791785203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II