A public health perspective on end of life care / edited by Joachim Cohen, Luc Deliens.

Date:
2012
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Publication/Creation

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Physical description

xiv, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Contents

pt. 1. Introduction. Applying a public health perspective to end-of-life care / Joachim Cohen, Luc Deliens -- pt. 2. Clinical and social context of death and dying. Place of death and end-of-life care / Siew Tzuh Tang, Chen-Hsiu Chen ; Circumstances of death and dying / Irene J. Higginson ; End-of-life decisions / Agnes van der Heide, Judith Rietjens ; Economic and health-related consequences of individuals caring for terminally ill cancer patients in Canada / Konrad Fassbender, Lindsey Sutherland -- pt. 3. End-of-life care: provision, access, and characteristics. Aggressive treatment and palliative care at the end of life / Kirsten Wentlandt, Camilla Zimmermann ; Access to palliative care / Gunn Grande ; Communication between patient and caregiver / Linda Emanuel -- pt. 4. End-of-life care settings. Palliative care in primary care / Lieve Van den Block ; Palliative care in institutional long-term care settings / Jenny van der Steen ... [et al.] ; Palliative care in hospitals / Amy S. Kelley, Daniel J. Fischberg, R. Sean Morrison -- pt. 5. Inequalities at the end of life: under-served groups. Non-cancer patients as an under-served group / Julia Addington-Hall, Katherine Hunt ; Palliative care for the older adult / Kevin Brazil ; A public health framework for paediatric palliative and hospice care / Kari Hexem, Chris Feudtner ; End-of-life care for patients with intellectual disabilities / Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, Annemieke Wagemans, Leopold Curfs ; End-of-life care for people who live in rural or remote areas versus those who live in urban areas / Donna M. Wilson, Deepthi Mohankumar ; Social inequalities at the end of life / Jonathan Koffman -- pt. 6. End-of-life care policies. Design, implementation, and evaluation of palliative care programmes and services with a public health WHO perspective / Xavier Gómez-Batiste ... [et al.] ; Public health policy regarding end-of-life care in sub-Saharan Africa / Julia Downing, Richard Harding ; Palliative care in the global context: understanding policies to support end-of-life care / David Clark ; The importance of family carers in end-of-life care: a public health approach / Allan Kellehear -- pt. 7. Conclusion. Conclusions: palliative care: the need for a public health approach / Luc Deliens, Joachim Cohen.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  • 0199599408
  • 9780199599400