Palliative care for advanced Alzheimer's and dementia : guidelines and standards for evidence-based care / / [edited by] Gary A. Martin, Marwan N. Sabbagh
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| Autore: | Martin Gary |
| Titolo: | Palliative care for advanced Alzheimer's and dementia : guidelines and standards for evidence-based care / / [edited by] Gary A. Martin, Marwan N. Sabbagh |
| Pubblicazione: | Springer Publishing Company, 2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed.. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (334 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 618.97/6831029 |
| 618.976831 | |
| 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 |
| 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.: | 9911135802003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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