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Palliative care for older people - A public health perspective (Paperback)
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Palliative care for older people - A public health perspective (Paperback)
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Current projections indicate that by 2050 the number of people aged
over 80 years old will rise to 395 million and that by this date
25-30% of people over the age of 85 will show some degree of
cognitive decline. Palliative care for older people: A public
health perspective provides a comprehensive account of the current
state of palliative care for older people worldwide and illustrates
the range of concomitant issues that, as the global population
ages, will ever more acutely shape the decisions of policy-makers
and care-givers. The book begins by outlining the range of policies
towards palliative care for older people that are found worldwide.
It follows this by examining an array of socio-cultural issues and
palliative care initiatives, from the care implications of health
trajectories of older people to the spiritual requirements of
palliative care patients, and from the need to encourage compassion
towards end-of-life care within communities to the development of
care pathways for older people. Palliative care for older people: A
public health perspective is a valuable resource for professionals
and academics in a range of healthcare and public health fields to
understand the current state of policy work from around the world.
The book also highlights the social-cultural considerations that
influence the difficult decisions that those involved in palliative
care face, not least patients themselves, and offers examples of
good practice and recommendations to inspire, support, and direct
healthcare policy and decision-making at organisational, regional,
national and international levels.
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