Rehabilitation of Older People: A Handbook For The Multidisciplinary Team - Softcover

Squires, Amanda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0412719304 ISBN 13: 9780412719301

Publisher: Nelson Thornes Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Attitudes to rehabilitation of older people have become increasingly positive in recent years. A growing number of professionals see the speciality as a necessary carer experience, and this needs encouragement if the professions are to be prepared for the increasing number of older people who will require help from their members. "Rehabilitation of Older People" in its updated and expanded second edition, brings together the skills and experience of experts in many fields of rehabilitation. Readers will be able to gain knowledge of how to manage older people with difficult conditions and in different environments. Much of the work of professionals in this area has changed as a result of NHS reforms, new practices, research, and patient demands. These current and envisaged changes are addressed by each discipline in the light of the continuing move to community care. The demographic and epidemiological needs of older people and ethical questions such as the right to refuse treatment are also discussed.

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Synopsis

The continuuing changes in healthcare delivery worldwide, resulting from user and provider expectations and government policies, are changing approaches to, and delivery of, rehabilitation services. These current and envisaged future changes are addressed by each discipline, using the British NHS as an example. The purpose of this text is to bring together the skills and experience of experts in several fields of rehabilitation of the older patient to provide a primer for those needing knowledge of how to manage the older patient in whatever environment or speciality they present. Readers should be able to enhance their own knowledge already gained in a variety of fields, and play an immediate part in the team. The information will also be of value to interested carers, new agencies contributing to the widened provision of service to older people in a variety of ways, and purchasers. Currently, many of the clinical judgements made by team members are based on "experience" or "intuition", seldom available to the student, newly qualified, or recent returner. The multiple facets of management of the older patient may quickly overwhelm and deter the unprepared.

This book should be of interest to Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, community nurses, speech and language therapists, and social workers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nelson Thornes Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0412719304
• ISBN 13: 9780412719301
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Hastings Margaret