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Author:   Merryn Gott (Professor of Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand) ,  Christine Ingleton (Professor of Palliative Care Nursing, The University of Sheffield, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.532kg
ISBN:  

9780199569939

ISBN 10:   0199569932
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   12 May 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Merryn Gott and Christine Ingleton: Introduction Section 1 - What is Different about Dying in Old Age? 1: Barbara Gomes, Joachim Cohen, Luc Deliens and Irene J Higginson: International trends in circumstances of death and dying amongst older people 2: Allan Kellehear: The care of older people at the end of life: an historical perspective 3: John A Vincent: Anti-ageing and scientific avoidance of death 4: Jane Seymour and Merryn Gott: The challenges of health technology for ageing and dying 5: Merryn Gott, Andrew M. Ibrahim and Robert H. Binstock: The disadvantaged dying: ageing, ageism and palliative care provision for older people in the UK 6: Liz Lloyd: What do we know about the congruence between what older people prioritise at the end of life and policy and practices? Section 2 - What Can a Public Health Perspective Bring to Improving the End of Life Experience for Older People? 7: Bruce Rumbold: Health promoting palliative care and dying in old age 8: Neil Small and Anita Sargeant: User and community participation at the end of life 9: Koen Meeussen, Lieve Van den Block and Luc Deliens: Advance care planning: international perspectives 10: Jonathan Koffman: New public health approaches to address diversity and end-of-life issues for older people? 11: Amanda Robert and Sinead McGilloway: Loss and bereavement in older age: developing community-based bereavement support Section 3 - Involving Carers at the End of Life 12: Sheila Payne: The changing profile of the family caregivers of older people: a European perspective 13: Gunn Grande and John Keady: Needs, access and support for older carers 14: Mike Nolan and Tony Ryan: Family carers, palliative care and the end-of-life 15: Barbara Hanratty: Costs of family caregiving 16: Philip Larkin and Meg Hegarty: Workforce development: an international perspective on who will provide care Section 4 - The Significance of Place at the End of Life 17: Habib Chaudhury, Gloria Puurveen and Jennifer Lyle: Place matters: an exploration of the role of physical environment in end of life care 18: Katherine Froggatt, Kevin Brazil, Jo Hockley and Elisabeth Reitinger: Improving care for older people living and dying in long term care settings: a whole system approach 19: Deborah Parker: The development and implementation of evidence based palliative care guidelines for residential care: lessons for other countries 20: Clare Gardiner and Sarah Barnes: Improving environments for care at the end of life in hospitals Section 5 - Moving Forward: A Debate about Priorities for Research and Service Development 21: Murna Downs: End of life care for older people with dementia: Priorities for research and service development 22: Irene J. Higginson: Evidence, evidence and evidence: future priorities for research and service development in improving palliative care for older people 23: Scott A. Murray: Priorities for research and service development in primary care to improve end-of-life for older people 24: Margaret O'Connor: Priorities for specialist palliative care: an Australian perspective 25: Sabine Pleschberger: Inter-disciplinary perspectives 26: Jackie Robinson and Christine Ingleton: Workforce capacity issues: a New Zealand perspective

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The editors state that their intention was to open up the issues of ageing and end-of-life care to critical reflection and debate. They have achieved their aim and produced a balanced and thoughtful book that will be relevant to generalists as well as specialists, and also perhaps to social workers. The contributors have clearly and coherently set out where we are now in relation to palliative care and ageing. The scale of the change needed to improve policy and professional practice is daunting, but ultimately this is a book full of hope and optimism. It is the first step on a journey to improving the way that we care for people as they age and in the final phase of life. International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Author Information

Merryn Gott joined the University of Auckland in 2009 as Professor of Health Sciences in the School of Nursing. Her PhD is in gerontology and over the last 12 years she has developed an international programme of research exploring palliative and end of life care for older people. She currently holds grants from the Department of Health, the Health Research Council of New Zealand, the Economic and Social Research Council, BUPA, as well as local charities. She has published over 70 journal articles and currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Progress in Palliative Care and the British Medical Journal (Supportive and Palliative Care). Christine Ingleton is Professor of Palliative Care Nursing in the School of Nursing & Midwifery at the University of Sheffield. She has contributed to 30 research grants and awards totalling over £3.5 million. She has published over 90 outputs in peer reviewed journals and contributed to 6 books on health services research. She has edited 2 best-selling research based textbooks on end of life care. She is Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She currently serves on the British Journal of Community Nursing and the British Medical Journal (Supportive and Palliative Care).

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