Evidence-based palliative care across the life span / Huda Huijer Abu-Saad ; with contributions from Annemie Courtens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abu-Saad, Huda, 1949-

Contributor:

Courtens, Annemie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palliative treatment.

Evidence-based medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes the current state of the art in the field of palliative care in children and adults. Special emphasis is placed on addressing the efficacy and effectiveness of palliative care models, pain and symptom management, and on measuring quality of life. In addition the book evaluates current research methods in palliative care and suggests suitable alternatives. Finally the book bridges the gap between science and practice by providing the reader with the current evidence and how it can be applied in the practice setting.

Contents:

Evidence-Based Palliative Care Across The Life Spam; Contents; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Methods; 1.3 Chapter structure; 2 Developments in Palliative Care; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The history of palliative care; 2.3 Definition; 2.4 Philosophy of palliative care; 2.5 European Association for Palliative Care; 2.6 Summary and conclusions; 3 Models of Palliative Care; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Palliative care models; 3.3 Members of an interdisciplinary palliative care team; 3.4 Conclusions; 4 Models of Palliative Care for Children; 4.1 Introduction

4.2 Life-limiting illnesses in palliative care4.3 Models of care; 4.4 Palliative care at home; 4.5 Development of multidisciplinary guidelines; 4.6 Conclusions; 5 Evaluation of Palliative Care; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Population-based studies; 5.3 Effectiveness studies; 5.4 Cost-effectiveness studies; 5.5 Conclusions; 6 Evaluation of Palliative Care Services: Views of Home Carers and Health Professionals; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Views of home carers; 6.3 Views of professional carers; 6.4 Conclusions; 7 Pain and Symptom Management; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Symptom prevalence in palliative care

7.3 Assessment and management of pain7.4 Assessment and management of dyspnoea; 7.5 Assessment and management of fatigue; 7.6 Assessment and management of nausea and vomiting; 7.7 Assessment and management of anorexia; 7.8 Assessment and management of constipation; 7.9 Assessment and management of depression; 7.10 Assessment and management of delirium; 7.11 Conclusions; 8 Pain and Symptom Management in Children; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Symptom prevalence; 8.3 Pain and symptom management; 8.4 Care of the dying child; 8.5 Conclusions; 9 Instruments to Assess Quality of Palliative Care

9.1 Introduction9.2 Quality of life and other outcomes in palliative care research; 9.3 Outcome measures: symptoms, functional status, quality of life and quality of care instruments in pallittive care; 9.4 Methodological issues; 9.5 Caregiver quality of life; 9.6 Conclusions; 10 Evaluation of Palliative Care Services: Problems, Pitfalls and Recommendations; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Methodology issues; 10.3 Qualitative methods; 10.4 Prognosis issues; 10.5 Ethical considerations; 10.6 Conclusions and recommendations

11 Bridging the Evidence to Clinical Practice: A Glimpse at Future Challenges in Palliative Care11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Reflections on palliative care; 11.3 The research evidence; 11.4 Reflections on service delivery and policy issues; 11.5 Challenges facing palliative care in the future; Further Reading; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-159) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611318130

9781281318138

1281318132

9780470690598

0470690593

9780470680322

0470680326

OCLC:

646752185