Description: Living and Dying With Dementia : Dialogues About Palliative Care, Paperback by Small, Neil; Froggatt, Katherine; Downs, Murna, ISBN 0198566875, ISBN-13 9780198566878, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Improvements in health care in the 21st century mean people are living longer, but with the paradox that chronic illness is increasingly prevalent. Dementia, a term used to describe various different brain disorders that involve a loss of brain function that is usually progressive and eventually severe, is a condition associated with an ageing population and is becoming increasingly common. Worldwide there are approximately 25 million people with dementia, expected to rise to 63 million by 2030, and 114 million by 2050. Inevitably, people living with dementia will die, but their needs at the end of life are not well known. This book describes what might be achieved if the values and best practice of both dementia care and palliative care are brought together, to achieve quality end of life care for this specific group of patients. It explores what is known about the experience of dying with dementia, using a narrative approach, and develops a model that draws together a 'person-centered' approach to care. Th examines the possibiities and the challenges faced when trying to improve quality of life for people with dementia, and presents examples of good practice from across the world.
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Book Title: Living and Dying With Dementia : Dialogues About Palliative Care
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Living and Dying with Dementia : Dialogues about Palliative Care
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Neurology, Gerontology, Death & Dying, Terminal Care, Nursing / Palliative Care
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2007
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Author: Murna Downs, Katherine Froggatt, Neil Small
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Medical
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
