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Item Details
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LIVING AND DYING WITH DEMENTIA
DIALOGUES ABOUT PALLIATIVE CARE |
| By: |
Neil Small, Katherine Froggatt, Murna Downs |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£55.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198566875 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198566878 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
6 September, 2007 |
| Pages: |
262 |
| Description: |
This book describes what might be achieved if the values and best practice of both dementia care and palliative care are brought together. |
| Synopsis: |
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 24 million people with dementia, expected to rise to 81 million by 2040. 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-centred' approach to care. The book examines the possibilities 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. |
| Illustrations: |
12 black and white photographs |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Joint winner of the first prize on the New Non-Clinical Medical |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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