Geriatric Palliative Care (Medicine) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195141911 ISBN 13: 9780195141917

Publisher: OUP USA, 2003

Synopsis

Geriatric Palliative Care covers a broad spectrum of issues characterizing care near the end of life for older adults. Beginning with the social and cultural context of old age and frailty, this volume details with specific aspects of palliative care relevant to particular disorders (e.g. cancer, strokes, dementia) as well as individual symptoms (e.g. pain, fatigue, anxiety.). Communication between care-givers and patients, in a variety of settings, is also discussed.

The theme of this book is that palliative care is the best approach to the care of chronically ill and frail elderly because of its focus on quality of life, support for functional independence, and the centrality of the patient's values and experiences in determining the goals of medical care. Geriatric Palliative Care provides a comprehensive medical reference for all clinicians who care for older adults.

About this title

Review:

This book should be of great value to geriatricians as they strive to deliver optimal care for their patients. but I think it will also be very useful for palliative care professionals. Many of the patients we look after are older adults and this book provides useful insights as to how we might improve their overall care. It will certainly be on the library shelf at my palliative care service. (IAHPC Website)

About the Author:

Emily Chai, M.D., is Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. Diane Meier, MD, FACP, is Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. Jane Morris, MS, RN, ACHPN, is the Clinical Coordinator for Palliative Care at New York Hospital, Queens, New York. Suzanne Goldhirsch, MA, MsED, is a Program Coordinator for Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0195141911
• ISBN 13: 9780195141917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 430
• Editor: Morrison R. Sean, Meier Diane E., Capello (Deputy Editor) Carol