Death and Dying Sourcebook, 4th Ed.

Description

Provides basic consumer health information about management of end-of-life symptoms, caregiving and facility evaluation, and legal and economic issues associated with end-of-life.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Santé du quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Death
• Fitness
• Hospice
• Health
• Sourcebook
• Palliative Care
• Dying

Informations

• Publié par: Infobase Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780780817326
• Langue: English

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Death and Dying
SOURCEBOOK
FOURTH EDITION
Health Reference Series
Death and Dying
SOURCEBOOK
FOURTH EDITION
 
Basic Consumer Health Information about End-of-Life Care and Related Perspectives, Including End-of-Life Symptoms and Treatments, Pain Management, Quality-of-Life Concerns, Patients’ Rights and Privacy Issues, Advance Directives, Physician-Assisted Suicide, Caregiving, Organ Donation, Funeral Arrangements, and Grief
Along with Statistical Data, Information about the Leading Causes of Death, a Glossary, and Directories of Support Groups and Other Resources
 
 
 
 
 

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Bibliographic Note
Because this page cannot legibly accommodate all the copyright notices, the Bibliographic Note portion of the Preface constitutes an extension of the copyright notice.
 
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OMNIGRAPHICS
Angela L. Williams, Managing Editor
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Copyright © 2020 Omnigraphics
ISBN 978-0-7808-1731-9
E-ISBN 978-0-7808-1732-6
 
 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Omnigraphics, Inc. | Williams, Angela, 1963- editor.
Title: Death and dying sourcebook / Angela L. Williams.
Description: Fourth edition. | Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2019. | Series: Health reference series | Includes index. | Summary: "Provides basic consumer health information about management of end-of-life symptoms, caregiving and facility evaluation, and legal and economic issues associated with end-of-life. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019030309 (print) | LCCN 2019030310 (ebook) | ISBN 9780780817319 (library binding) | ISBN 9780780817326 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Death. | Terminal care.
Classification: LCC R726.8 .D3785 2019 (print) | LCC R726.8 (ebook) | DDC 616.02/9--dc23
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Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: End-of-Life Perspectives
Chapter 1—Providing Care and Comfort at the End of Life
Chapter 2—Making End-of-Life Healthcare Decisions
Chapter 3—Cultural Response to Death
Chapter 4—Spirituality in End-of-Life Care
Chapter 5—Chronic Illness in Old Age
Chapter 6—Fact Sheet on End of Life
Chapter 7—Research Findings about End-of-Life Care and Outcomes
Section 7.1—The BEACON Study on End-of-Life Care
Section 7.2—Telephone-Based Rehab Program for Cancer Patients
Section 7.3—Family Involvement Improves End-of-Life Care
Part II: Medical Management of End-of-Life Symptoms
Chapter 8—Palliative Care
Section 8.1—What Is Palliative Care?
Section 8.2—Palliative Wound Care
Section 8.3—Palliative Care in Cancer
Chapter 9—Chronic Illnesses and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 10—Pain Management and Assessment
Section 10.1—Pain: An Overview
Section 10.2—Cancer Pain Control
Section 10.3—Pain Assessment in Patients with Dementia
Chapter 11—Managing and Treating Fatigue
Section 11.1—Fatigue: More Than Being Tired
Section 11.2—Cancer and Fatigue
Section 11.3—Coping with Fatigue after Cancer Treatment
Chapter 12—Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Chapter 13—Artificial Hydration and Nutrition
Chapter 14—Nutrition in Cancer Care
Chapter 15—Delirium
Section 15.1—What Is Delirium?
Section 15.2—Delirium among Cancer Patients
Part III: Medical Decisions Surrounding the End of Life
Chapter 16—Preferences for Care at the End of Life
Chapter 17—End-of-Life Care for Dementia
Chapter 18—End-of-Life Care for Advanced Cancer
Chapter 19—HIV/AIDS and End-of-Life Issues
Chapter 20—Ethics and Legal Issues in Palliative Care
Chapter 21—Last Days of Life
Chapter 22—Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatments
Chapter 23—Organ Donation of the Deceased and Transplantation
Chapter 24—Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
Part IV: End-of-Life Care Facilities
Chapter 25—Long-Term Care
Section 25.1—What Is Long-Term Care?
Section 25.2—Long-Term Care: Making the Right Decision
Section 25.3—Choosing a Nursing Home
Chapter 26—Home Care for Critically Ill Patients
Section 26.1—Home Care for Cancer Patients
Section 26.2—Home Healthcare for Critically Ill and Older Adults
Section 26.3—Assistive Devices and Rehabilitative Technologies for Patients with Chronic Conditions
Chapter 27—Palliative Care and Hospice Care: Comforting the Terminally Ill
Chapter 28—End-of-Life Care Settings
Chapter 29—Insurance for End-of-Life Care
Section 29.1—Insurance Coverage for Hospice
Section 29.2—Long-Term-Care Insurance
Part V: End-of-Life Caregiving
Chapter 30—Communications among Patients, Families, and Providers
Section 30.1—Effective Communication for Effective Care
Section 30.2—Talk about End-of-Life Wishes
Section 30.3—Communication in Cancer Care
Chapter 31—Long-Distance Caregiving
Chapter 32—Take Care of Yourself While Caring for Others
Section 32.1—How to Share Caregiving Responsibilities with Family Members
Section 32.2—Tips for Caregiver Self-Care
Section 32.3—Coping with Caregiving
Chapter 33—Things to Look out for as Death Approaches
Chapter 34—What to Do When Death Occurs
Part VI: Death and Children: Information for Parents
Chapter 35—When a Child Has Cancer
Chapter 36—Pediatric Palliative Care
Chapter 37—Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Chapter 38—Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Infant Death
Section 38.1—Stillbirth
Section 38.2—Miscarriage
Section 38.3—Infant Death
Chapter 39—Helping Children Cope with Death
Section 39.1—Grief and Developmental Stages
Section 39.2—Guiding Children through Grief
Chapter 40—Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network
Part VII: Legal and Economic Issues at the End of Life
Chapter 41—Getting Your Affairs in Order
Chapter 42—Patients’ Rights
Section 42.1—Informed Consent
Section 42.2—Health Information Privacy Rights
Section 42.3—Informed Consent for Clinical Trials
Chapter 43—Advance Directives
Chapter 44—Financial Assistance for Long-Term or End-of-Life Care
Chapter 45—Social Security Benefits
Chapter 46—Duties of a Personal Representative (Executor)
Chapter 47—Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Part VIII: Final Arrangements
Chapter 48—Funeral Services: An Overview
Chapter 49—Planning a Funeral
Chapter 50—Military Funeral Planning
Chapter 51—Cremation Explained
Chapter 52—Medical Certification of Death
Chapter 53—If Death Occurs While Traveling
Chapter 54—Grief, Bereavement, and Coping with Loss
Chapter 55—Mourning the Death of a Spouse
Part IX: Mortality Statistics
Chapter 56—Life Expectancy: Global Trends
Chapter 57—Mortality Trends in the United States
Chapter 58—Leading Causes of Death in the United States
Chapter 59—Life Expectancy at Birth
Chapter 60—Infant and Maternal Mortality Trends and Disparities
Chapter 61—Work-Related Fatalities
Chapter 62—Childhood Risk of Injury-Related Death
Chapter 63—Suicide Facts and Statistics
Chapter 64—Alcohol-Attributable Deaths
Chapter 65—Deaths from Stroke
Part X: Additional Help and Information
Chapter 66—Glossary of End-of-Life Terms
Chapter 67—Support Groups for End-of-Life Issues
Chapter 68—Resources for Information about Death and Dying
Index
Preface
About This Book
Although death is considered a taboo subject, it is inevitable. Some people die suddenly while others pass away after long-term struggles with chronic disabilities or diseases. Considering the dying process in advance allows people to talk about their choices concerning end-of-life medical preferences. Discussing these topics can be difficult, but appropriate planning allows people to remain in charge of their healthcare even after they are no longer able to make decisions. Additionally, knowledge about loved ones’ wishes can help friends and families cope with the shock and grief of death.
Death and Dying Sourcebook, Fourth Edition provides information about end-of-life perspectives and the medical management of symptoms that can occur as death draws near. It discusses palliative care and describes the issues surrounding end-of-life care and the process of organ donation. The book also addresses caregiver concerns and provides information about children and death. Facts about legal and economic issues at the end of life, funerals and other final arrangements, and grief are also included, along with statistical data, a glossary, and directories of support groups and other resources.
How to Use This Book
This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest. Chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.
Part I: End-of-Life Perspectives begins by defining end-of-life care and discusses the importance of end-of-life planning. Cultural and spiritual concerns that impact end-of-life decisions are discussed, and research findings about end-of-life care are also described.
Part II: Medical Management of End-of-Life Symptoms begins with an explanation of palliative and end-of-life care. Pain management and assessment is discussed in detail, and information on managing and treating fatigue is also provided. Specific infor