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Dying in old age : U.S. practice and policy / Sara M. Moorman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moorman, Sara M., author.
- Series:
- Society and aging series
- Society and aging
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Mortality--United States.
- Older people.
- Older people--Health and hygiene--United States.
- Older people--Health and hygiene.
- Mortality--Social aspects.
- Mortality.
- Terminally ill.
- Social conditions.
- United States.
- Older people--Medical care--United States.
- Older people--Medical care.
- Terminally ill--United States--Social conditions.
- Mortality--Social aspects--United States.
- Aged.
- Aged, 80 and over.
- Death.
- Terminal Care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Aged.
- Aged, 80 and over.
- Death.
- Terminal Care.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 196 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2021.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Sara M. Moorman is Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston College, and a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. In addition to death and dying, Moorman studies life course predictors of cognitive function in older adulthood, as well as psychosocial experiences in older adults' personal relationships.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Endorsement
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- Series Editor Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Predictable Death
- About the Book
- Frameworks for Conceptualizing Predictable Death
- Note
- References
- Chapter 2: The Demography of Death
- The United States in 1900
- The United States in the 21st Century
- Causes of the Epidemiologic Transition
- Educational Disparities in Mortality
- Geographic Disparities in Mortality
- Summary
- Notes
- Part I: Private Troubles
- Chapter 3: Life's Final Weeks
- Typical Death
- Why Is Care for the Typical Death So Intensive?
- Good Death
- Palliative Care, Hospice, and the Good Death
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Good Death
- Chapter 4:Care for the Dying
- Care Work
- Paid Care Work at the End of Life
- Disparities in Paid Care Work by Nativity
- Unpaid Care Work at the End of Life
- Disparities in Unpaid Care Work by Gender
- Chapter 5: Social Isolation
- Social Isolation at the End of Life
- Social Disparities in Social Isolation
- Data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study
- Limitations
- Future Directions
- Data Appendix
- Part II: Public Issues
- Chapter 6: Medicare and Medicaid
- The Role of Medicare and Medicaid in Addressing Social Disparities
- Hospice Benefits
- Medicare and Medicaid Before Hospice
- The Role of Death and Dying in Overall Healthcare Costs
- Mechanisms for Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid
- Chapter 7: Advance Care Planning
- Patient Autonomy in End-of-Life Planning
- Legal Documents
- Discussions
- Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
- Social Disparities in Advance Care Planning
- Control, Decision-Making, and Systemic Change
- Chapter 8: Euthanasia
- Passive Euthanasia
- Active Euthanasia
- Indirect Euthanasia
- Social Disparities in Euthanasia
- Data from the Survey of Aging and Longevity
- Chapter 9: Conclusions
- Conclusion 1: Death is Predictable, so Health Care Professionals and Members of the General Public Alike Should Anticipate It
- Conclusion 2: In the Absence of Thoughtfully-Designed Practices and Policies, Predictable Death Generates Social Disparities
- Conclusion 3: Bad Death is a Public Issue,not a Private Trouble
- Last Words
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 08, 2021).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the William Pepper Medical Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781351020176
- 135102017X
- 9781351020183
- 1351020188
- 9781351020152
- 1351020153
- 9781351020169
- 1351020161
- Publisher Number:
- 99986209441
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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