Palliative care for advanced Alzheimer's and dementia : guidelines and standards for evidence-based care / [edited by] Gary A. Martin, Marwan N. Sabbagh.
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TextPublication details: New York : Springer Pub. Co. ; [Phoenix, Ariz.] : Alzheimer's Association, Desert Southwest Chapter, c2010.Description: xviii, 313 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 9780826106759
- Presenile dementia -- Patients -- Care
- Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care
- Presenile dementia -- Palliative treatment
- Alzheimer's disease -- Palliative treatment
- Palliative treatment -- Standards
- Evidence-based medicine
- Dementia -- therapy
- Advance Directive Adherence -- standards
- Evidence-Based Medicine -- standards
- Palliative Care -- standards
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Determining and defining advanced dementia -- The continuum of care -- Caregiving -- Personhood -- Creating the optimal milieu for care -- Managing behavior problems associated with advanced dementia -- Assessing and addressing pain -- Ensuring the appropriate use of medications in advanced dementia -- Eating and nutrition -- Dressing and grooming -- Bowel and bladder management -- Ambulation and mobility -- Bathing -- Activities programming -- Cultural diversity -- Healthcare decisions for persons with advanced dementia -- The continuum of grief -- Establishing healthcare-related legal options for the vulnerable patient.
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