Diet and Nutrition in Palliative Care

Author:   Victor R. Preedy
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:  

9781439819326


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   24 May 2011
Replaced By:   9781138064072
Format:   Hardback
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Optimal terminal and palliative care requires consideration of the patient and family unit as well as cultural and religious sensitivities. The patient's well being in terms of mobility, anxiety, stress, social interaction, and pain control needs expert focus and attention. Furthermore, there is an increasing awareness that diet and nutritional support plays an integral part of the patient's holistic well being. The interface between nutritional, emotional, cultural, and medicinal support challenges terminal and palliative care providers to recognize the right thing to do, often in the face of considerable uncertainty. Currently, there is no comprehensive book on nutrition in terminal or palliative care that is suitable for novices and experts alike. The Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care addresses this deficiency in the literature. Designed for doctors, nurses, caregivers, and those working within the palliative or end of life domain, each chapter contains sections on applications to other areas of terminal or palliative care, practical methods and techniques, guidelines, key points and ethical issues. The book is divided into six sections: Setting the Scene Cultural Aspects General Aspects Cancer Non-Cancer Conditions Pharmacological Aspects Despite the complexity of the correlation between diet and disease, there is now a sufficient body of evidence to encourage applying nutritional science in everyday clinical practice. Increasingly, a strong interest and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of scientific studies on nutrition enables clinicians to help patients under their care more effectively at every stage of their illness. In response to this need, this handbook presents important information on the holistic use of nutrition and diet therapy in palliative care.

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Author:   Victor R. Preedy
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9781439819326


ISBN 10:   1439819327
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   24 May 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Replaced By:   9781138064072
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

SETTING THE SCENE Definition, goal, purposes V.R. Preedy Enlightening the need for a specialized interest in food and nutrition in palliative care Defining palliative, end of life and terminal care Religion faith and end-of-life decisions H-H Bulow Pain control and sedation at the end of life N.J. Cherny The Nurse and end-of-life decisions A. J. E. De Veer Sedation in palliative care and its impact on nutrition K.C.P. Vissers CULTURAL ASPECTS Nutrition in palliative care: Western perspectives M.P. Fuhrman Nutrition in palliative care: Japanese perspectives T. Morita Nutritional support in palliative care: Chinese perspectives W.-Y. Hu Cultural aspects of forgoing of tube feeding in dying American and Chinese patients S.M.C. Pang GENERAL ASPECTS Gastrointestinal side effects in tumor therapy: Implications for nutrition F. Mayer Support for hydration at end of life R.L. Fainsinger Palliative treatment of dysphagia C.P. Selinger Artificial nutrition, advance directives and end of life in nursing homes C.A. Monturo Home nutritional support in end of life S. Antoun Preparing hospice families for home: diet and nutritional aspects K. A. Kehl Fatigue in hospice cancer patients: what nutritional variables does it correlate with Y.-H. Lai Hospice patients and help in mouth care and eating and drinking J.e. Munn Drugs and constipation in hospice patients D. Weschules CANCER Vitamin deficiency in patients with terminal cancer D. J. Harrington Total parenteral nutrition in life-limiting cancer A.P. Abernethy Incurable cancers and home total parenteral nutrition A. Jatoi Nutritional aspects of palliative in head and neck cancer N.E. Goldstein Nutrition and palliative care in End of Life Ovarian Cancer L.J. Herrinton The relationship between nutrition and quality of life in palliative care of cancer C. Pichard Nutrition and palliative total pharyngo-Iaryngo-esophagectomy T. Shinozaki Nutrition and euteral stenting in palliative of cancer P. Fockens DEMENTIA Feeding in advanced dementia: a palliative approach A.E. Volandes Nutritional therapy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis K. Kollewe OTHER CONDITIONS Nutrition in the palliative care of surgical patients G.P. Dunn Nutritional support in the vegetative state M. Luchetti Nutrition and palliation in chronic wounds O.M. Alvarez Nutritional support in the palliative care of adult BIV/AIDS patients D.J. Wantland Nutrition and palliative care of children with BIV/AIDS A.J. De Baets Antioxidants in palliative care and drug induced osteoporosis S.N. Chavan Nutrition and terminal renal failure J. Dotsch WITHHOLDING NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT Withholding nutritional support: what is the process M. Hynninen Withholding nutritional support in the ICU M. Heaney Comparisons of withholding support in Six European Countries H.M. Buiting

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The book has a clear structure, with many illustrative tables and the essential points of each chapter are summarized at the end. It is written to accommodate all who care patients for palliative stage but could be particularly useful for students who do advanced work in both basic and specialist training. Each chapter has a variety references for those wishing to immerse themselves further. --Svenskt Palliativt Natverk, 2012 This book provides a wonderful blend of palliative and nutrition care concepts for the healthcare professional and adds to the body of knowledge for clinicians seeking to improve aspects of patient care based on quality-of-life goals, rather than technology-driven healthcare. --Denise Baird Schwartz, MS, RD, FADA, CNSD, in Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 27(2), 2012


The book has a clear structure, with many illustrative tables and the essential points of each chapter are summarized at the end. It is written to accommodate all who care patients for palliative stage but could be particularly useful for students who do advanced work in both basic and specialist training. Each chapter has a variety references for those wishing to immerse themselves further. -Svenskt Palliativt Natverk, 2012 This book provides a wonderful blend of palliative and nutrition care concepts for the healthcare professional and adds to the body of knowledge for clinicians seeking to improve aspects of patient care based on quality-of-life goals, rather than technology-driven healthcare. -Denise Baird Schwartz, MS, RD, FADA, CNSD, in Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 27(2), 2012


The book has a clear structure, with many illustrative tables and the essential points of each chapter are summarized at the end. It is written to accommodate all who care patients for palliative stage but could be particularly useful for students who do advanced work in both basic and specialist training. Each chapter has a variety references for those wishing to immerse themselves further. -Svenskt Palliativt Natverk, 2012 This book provides a wonderful blend of palliative and nutrition care concepts for the healthcare professional and adds to the body of knowledge for clinicians seeking to improve aspects of patient care based on quality-of-life goals, rather than technology-driven healthcare. -Denise Baird Schwartz, MS, RD, FADA, CNSD, in Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 27(2), 2012 The essays are well written ... useful as a reference work on a palliative care floor in a health care facility. Summing Up: Recommended. -CHOICE Magazine


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Professor Victor R. Preedy is the Director of the Genomics Centre in the department of Nutrition and Dietetics at King’s College in London.

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