Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are related conditions occurring almost exclusively in older people. Polymyalgia rheumatica is considered to be the rheumatic disease that is subject to the widest variations of clinical practice, partially due to the considerable uncertainty related to diagnosis and outcomes. Giant cell arteritis, an inflammatory form of vasculitis, may present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and can be complicated by acute ischemic events, the most serious of which is permanent blindness. Early recognition and adequate treatment of the condition is thus necessary to prevent patients' loss of independence and to maintain their quality of life. Part of the Oxford Rheumatology Library series, Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis provides quick and practically relevant information on several aspects of the diseases, particularly on diagnosis and management, with the ultimate aim of improving the patient's care. Chapters highlight current concepts of pathogenesis, recent advances of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, and the ongoing research into the identification of new biomarkers and corticosteroid-sparing medications. Each chapter is complemented with key message boxes highlighting the most relevant information for clinical practice. This concise but comprehensive reference is particularly suited for rheumatologists, general practitioners, and other professionals caring for patients with PMR and GCA.

Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of older adults living with cancer and their families. Chapters cover a wide range of topics including screening tools and interventions, psychiatric emergencies and disorders, physical symptom management, communication issues, and issues specific to common cancer sites. A resource section is appended to provide information on national services and programs. This book features contributions from experts designed to help clinicians review, anticipate and respond to emotional issues that often arise in the context of treating older cancer patients. Cross-references, succinct tables and figures make this concise reference easy to use. Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is an ideal resource for helping oncologists and nurses recognize when it may be best to refer patients to their mental health colleagues and for those who are establishing or adding psychosocial components to existing clinics.

Urs Kalbermatten und Ladislav Valach ubertragen Handlungstheorie erfolgreich auf angewandte Forschung und verschiedene Praxisfelder in Gerontologie, Paarbeziehungen im Alter, Lebensubergange, Beratung, Psychotherapie, Pravention und Rehabilitation. Sie belegen mit ihrer vierzigjahrigen Weiterentwicklung handlungstheoretischerKonzepte und Modelle, wie diese eine bessere Konzeptualisierung von Praxisfeldern, eine wirkungsvolle praktische Tatigkeit und auch eine evidenzbasierte, theoriegestutzte Intervention ermoeglicht.

The Health Services Executive (HSE (TM)): Tools for Leading Long-Term Care and Senior Living Organizations serves as a contemporary and comprehensive resource that addresses each of the core professional domains of practice and leadership essentials for long-term care administration students and professionals. With sections dedicated to post-acute care settings, operations, leadership and management, this textbook covers information pertinent to the spectrum of senior living service lines - from inpatient rehab facilities, long term acute care hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living and residential care communities to home-and-community-based services. It is a practical reference for both undergraduate and graduate students preparing to enter the field of long-term care administration and leadership, for professionals transitioning to another line of post-acute service. The textbook begins with a thorough history of the field, including the development of senior services in the United States. Section I then describes the components of customer care, supports, and services before transitioning into Section II, which addresses operations, including the core practice domains of effectively managing human resources, finances, and the environment. Section III offers a framework for leadership, covering strategic thinking and innovation, marketing and public relations, critical thinking and operation practice, working with people throughout the long-term care team, customer service, and personal development. Case examples, discussion questions, leadership essentials, high-impact practices, key points, and NAB domain competencies conclude each chapter. Written by two highly experienced long-term care administrators, this textbook is intended for those preparing for the examinations administered by the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) for the HSE (TM) qualification or licensure for individual lines of service, such as for Nursing Home Administration (NHA), Residential Care and Assisted Living (RC/AL) and Home-and-Community-based Services (HCBS). Key Features: Provides best practices for leadership and management across the continuum of long-term care and senior living services Covers all five NAB professional practice domains - Customer Care, Supports and Services, Human Resources, Finance, Environment, and Leadership and Management Includes case problems, discussion questions and more to foster critical thinking and decision-making skills Offers coverage of the most unique differences among service lines that are part of the HSE (TM) initiative Insightful quotes from industry leaders woven throughout chapters for practical tips and words of wisdom Comes with access to a fully downloadable eBook, as well as a full suite of instructor resources including PowerPoint slides and a test bank

Medical issues typically presented by seniors, disabilities that accompany the aging process, and nursing home situations are addressed throughout so as to give clinicians the facts they need to work with elderly clients. All major drug classes receive comprehensive coverage: antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and cognitive enhancers. For each class, Sadavoy addresses the impact that changes in human physiology have on the standard directives for prescription and the necessary warnings regarding side effects and cross-indication. A wide range of disorders is addressed with particular emphasis on disturbances and disorders that are encountered when treating the mental health of the elderly: Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia, behavioral disturbances, anxiety and depression, mania and other mood disorders, and various forms and presentations of psychosis. The comprehensive presentation of dispensing directions is rigorously based on the most current research and accepted clinical practice. Psychotropic Drugs and the Elderly: Fast Facts is organized in the same format as Norton's other titles in the highly successful "Fast Facts" series with individual chapters devoted to classes of medications and all critical information presented in easy-to-read tables and charts. With authoritative content and a well-planned presentation, this handy guide is essential reading for physicians, psychogeriatricians and all mental health professionals who treat the elderly.

This text provides a comprehensive, state of the art review of this field and will serve as a resource for urologists, colorectal surgeons, geriatricians, and gynecologists as well as researchers interested in neuromuscular phenomena in the pelvis. The book also reviews new data regarding risk factors for pelvic floor muscle dysfunction and profiles new minimally invasive surgical strategies for well known pelvic disease processes. Each chapter is chock full of data from landmark trials which have been published over the past few years and placed in context with respect to current management techniques for pelvic floor disorders. Written by experts in their field, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Pelvic Surgery in the Elderly: An Integrated Approach provides a concise yet comprehensive summary to help guide patient management.

This is the second edition of the Oxford Specialist Handbook in Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders aiming to provide its readership with the latest developments and innovation across the discipline. Alongside this update in content, the addition of new, insightful sections suggested by readers and other experts in the field, will allow the handbook to further develop as the premier quick reference guide for movement disorders. The varied and detailed composition of the handbook's chapters is extremely useful for the various readership of this title. The new edition advances the the knowledge and depth of the previous edition with the addition of a number of new sections. This new and improved edition will be a welcome and extremely useful addition to the neurological world.

With an ageing population, there is little doubt that the majority of hospital-based consultants and their teams will care for older patients and the many complications this presents. This book provides an evidence-based guide for both trainees and consultants in geriatric medicine and those interested in geriatric medicine. Designed in line with the core Royal College curriculum, it provides a comprehensive and relevant guide to the issues seen in everyday geriatric medicine practice across the world. Presented in an easy-to-use double page spread format, highly bulleted and concise, Oxford Desk Reference: Geriatric Medicine is ideal for quick referral for both trainees and consultants. Contributions from the leading figures in geriatric medicine throughout the world make this book indispensable for all those working in the field, and for all those who have to deal with older patients.

Die Autoren stellen eine Untersuchung der Bedarfslagen von Menschen mit Demenz (MmD) vor, die eine umfangreiche Analyse von Behandlungsdokumenten gerontopsychiatrischer Patienten, Experteninterviews sowie eine Befragung von einweisenden Hausarzten umfasst. Haufig liegt der Schwerpunkt der sozialen, pflegerischen und/oder medizinischen Bedarfslagen an der ambulant-stationaren Schnittstelle. Die genannten Aspekte bilden in ihrer Komplexitat und ihrem Zusammenspiel das dynamische Konzept der Dementia Care Sensitive Demands (DCSD). Dieses Konzept kann Akteuren verschiedener Berufe, die an der Versorgung von MmD beteiligt sind, eine strukturierte Analyse der Bedarfe und ihres komplexen Zusammenwirkens ermoeglichen und eine multiprofessionelle Zusammenarbeit darstellbar machen.

Ageing populations mean that palliative and end of life care for older people must assume greater priority. Indeed, there is an urgent need to improve the experiences of older people at the end of life, given that they have been identified as the 'disadvantaged dying'. To date, models of care are underpinned by the ideals of specialist palliative care which were developed to meet the needs of predominantly middle-aged and 'young old' people, and evidence suggests these may not be adequate for the older population group.
This book identifies ways forward for improving the end of life experiences of older people by taking an interdisciplinary and international approach. Providing a synergy between the currently disparate literature of gerontology and palliative care, a wide range of leading international experts contribute to discussions regarding priority areas in relation to ageing and end of life care. Some authors take a theoretical focus, others a very practical approach rooted in their clinical and research experience. The issues covered are diverse, as are the countries in which discussions are contextualised. Those working in both palliative care and gerontology will find the issues and advice discussed in this book hugely topical and of real practical value.

Reingard Lange beleuchtet vier Bereiche der sozialen Vernetzung bei Menschen mit beginnender Demenz: im engsten sozialen Umfeld, zusammen mit Profis bzw. Hilfeorganisationen, im Gemeinwesen und mit anderen gleichermassen Betroffenen. In Gruppengesprachen beschreiben Menschen mit beginnender Demenz und Angehoerige die Veranderungen, die die Erkrankung mit sich bringt und die Bedeutung der Vernetzung als Ressource. In der Auswertung der Gesprache werden Spannungsfelder und hilfreiche Differenzierungen erkennbar. Die Studie gibt praxistaugliche Handlungsempfehlungen, wie Vernetzung als Zusammenleben und Zusammenwirken von und fur Menschen mit Demenz und ihre Angehoerigen gestaltet werden kann.

This book describes the changes in the brain and in cognitive functions that occur with aging in the absence of a neurological, psychiatric, or medical disease. It discusses aging-related changes in many brain functions, including memory, language, sensory perception, motor function, creativity, attention, executive functions, emotions and mood. The neural mechanisms that may account for specific aging-related changes in cognition, perception and behavior are explored, as well as the means by which aging-related cognitive decrements can be managed and possibly ameliorated. Consequently, this book will be of value to clinicians, including neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, primary care physicians, psychologists and speech-language pathologists. In addition, researchers and graduate students who want to learn about the aging brain will find this an indispensable guide.

Older people have complex and unique primary care needs. The frequent occurrence of co-morbidities, polypharmacy, psychological, social and functional impairments can impact on the way problems present making the diagnosis and treatment more challenging for the primary care physician. The provision of healthcare is becoming more community-based and national service frameworks have highlighted the special healthcare needs of older people. This means that treating older patients will become an even larger proportion of the daily work of the general practitioner. Packed full of practical and down to earth advice for clinicians specialising in the care of older people, this book examines real problems that present on a day-to-day basis in the primary care environment. It provides GPs with specific advice and guidance to help them in the management of the often complex conditions that present in older people. Written by practising clinicians who are experts in the field, this book covers a diverse range of subjects from stroke medicine to incontinence to the role that the voluntary sector plays in the care of older people. It includes clinical case scenarios throughout and colour photographs in chapters on areas such as ophthalmology and dermatology enable readers to effortlessly understand the points being made. Easy to read and with most chapters co-authored by a specialist and a general practitioner, this book provides GPs, community and practice nurses, and those specialising in the care of older patients with an indispensable resource they can use to find practical advice from specialists in the field, including tips on differential diagnosis and summaries of the existing evidence-base and guidelines on treatment.

Dieses essential ist eine wertvolle Orientierungshilfe zum Thema Sexualstrafrecht fur Menschen in Pflegeberufen in der Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung. Ulf Haakon Dammann liefert eine kompakte UEbersicht uber Erkenntnismerkmale, Definitionen und Beispiele sowie Verhaltensweisen im Umgang mit Opfern (sexueller) Gewalt. Der Autor erlautert wesentliche Aspekte des Sexualstrafrechts in Deutschland und bereitet diese als Praxistipps fur Menschen in Pflegeberufen auf.

Dementia can be a distressing condition, for the sufferer, and for families and other carers. Management of dementia is never easy, and involves facing some unpleasant problems and difficult choices. The right approach and expertise can minimise the unpleasantness and make dementia manageable, while inexperienced or inexpert management has the potential to cause unnecessary distress and disability, mis-directed resources, frustrated care staff, unduly long periods spent in hospital and premature care home placement.
Dementia Care is a practical manual for health and sociacare professionals in their encounters with people with dementia. It covers a wide range of information in a short, easily-accessible handbook format and broadly follows the journey of a person with dementia from first presentation to health or social services, through problems and their management, to the final stages of the illness. The book is rooted in the extensive experience of the authors in managing dementia in the community, in hospital and care homes and hopes to make the necessary expertise available and accessible in a form that will be useful to the whole range of medical, health and social care staff looking after people with dementia and their families.

Although the perceptions and realities of ageing have changed markedly over the last few decades, for practitioners working with older people, emotional problems remain a major factor of health and happiness in later life. This handbook provides a concise, authoritative and up to date guide to best practice in therapy for older people, for a wide range of mental health professionals.
The editors bring together chapters by experienced trainers and clinicians that cover all the significant problems and issues in the assessment and treatment of emotional disorders in later life. The introductory chapters examine the individual, social, cultural and physical experience of ageing, and provide an essential background for a caring and professional understanding of related emotional disorders and their effective treatment. Throughout the book, key research and clinical experience is reported as underlying evidence based treatment, but the emphasis is on practical guidance for assessment and interventions, rather than detailed discussion of methodological issues. With each chapter written by a specialist in their field, a range of expertise is provided in a single source, making this book an invaluable resource for anyone dealing with the mental health needs of older people.

Wie geht es dir - Wie geht es mir: Rat und Tat fur pflegende Angehoerige mit empathischen und leicht verstandlichen Antworten auf die wichtigsten Fragen. Die Autorin kennt die Probleme und Fragen durch ihre jahrelange Tatigkeit als Leiterin von Angehoerigenkursen. Praxisnah erlautert sie die pflegerischen Grundlagen wie Grundpflege, Ernahrung, Lagerung, Krankenbeobachtung, Vorbeugung vor Zweiterkrankungen, Dekubitus- und Wundversorgung etc. Zusatzlich gibt sie Tipps zur Pflege und zum Umgang mit dem MDK, ambulanten Pflegediensten und anderen Dienstleistern. Das Pflegewissen ist in kurzen Checklisten zusammengefasst. Im praktischen Anhang: Adressen von Selbsthilfegruppen, Formulare und ein Lexikon medizinischer und pflegerischer Fachbegriffe.