Approaching death : improving care at the end of life /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Care at the End of Life
Otros Autores: Field, Marilyn J. (Marilyn Jane), Cassel, Christine K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.
Temas:
Terminal care > United States.
Quality of life.
Economics.
Hospitals.
Terminally ill.
Terminal Care
Quality of Life
Economics
Financing, Government
Hospices
Nursing Homes
Terminally Ill
Soins en phase terminale > États-Unis.
Soins en phase terminale.
Qualité de la vie.
Économie politique.
Aide de l'État.
Équipements de soins en phase terminale.
Hôpitaux.
Établissements de soins, de cure, etc.
Malades en phase terminale.
quality of life.
elderly.
economics.
federal aid.
terminal care facilities.
hospitals (institutions, health facility)
nursing homes.
physicians.
suicides.
terminally ill.
MEDICAL > Terminal Care.
Terminally ill
Social values
Social control
Social change
Self-help groups
Quality of life
Prognosis
Physicians
Physician and patient
Palliative treatment
Pain
Organization
Older people
Medicare
Medical care
Medicaid
Informed consent (Medical law)
Human experimentation in medicine
Hospitals
Health care teams
Goal (Psychology)
Drugs
Death > Psychological aspects
Cultural pluralism
Communication
Assisted suicide
Terminal care
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Need for Consensus and Action
  • Initiatives to Improve Care at the End of Life
  • Overview of Report
  • Guiding Principles
  • A Profile of Death and Dying in America
  • When People Die: The Aging of America
  • Why People Die: Causes of Death
  • Where People Die: Death in Institutions and Residences
  • How People Die: Symptoms of Impending Death
  • Attitudes Toward Dying and Death
  • Caring at the End of Life
  • Differences in Dying Pathways: Illustrative Cases
  • Determining and Communicating Diagnosis and Prognosis
  • Establishing Goals and Plans
  • Fitting Care to Goals and Circumstances
  • The Health Care System and the Dying Patient
  • Characterizing Care Systems
  • Illustrative Case Histories
  • Settings for End-of-Life Care
  • Coordinating Care Within and Across Settings
  • Revisiting the Care System at the Community and National Levels
  • Accountability and Quality in End-of-Life Care
  • Concepts of Accountability and Quality
  • Evidence of Quality Problems in End-of-Life Care
  • Dimensions of Quality in Care at the End of Life
  • Measurement Instruments and Issues
  • Guidelines for Clinical Practice
  • Financial and Economic Issues in End-of-Life Care
  • Who Pays for Care at the End of Life?
  • What Is Spent for Care at the End of Life?
  • Do Financing Mechanisms Impede Good End-of-Life Care?
  • What About Proposals to Reduce the Cost of End-of-Life Care?
  • Legal Issues
  • Prescription Laws and Barriers to Pain Relief
  • Informed Consent and Advance Care Planning
  • Physician-Assisted Suicide.

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