Dementia in Nursing Homes

ISBN-13: 9783319842493 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 248 str.

Sandra Schussler; Christa Lohrmann

Spis treści

Chapter 1

Psychosocial interventions

Dr. Evelyn Finnema, NHL University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

Chapter 2

Behavioral symptoms/problems

Dr. Martin Smalbrugge, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Institute for Health an Care Research, The Netherlands

Chapter 3

Meaningful activities

Dr. Jennifer Wenborn, University College London, c/o Dementia Research Centre, Research & Development Department, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

Chapter 4

Quality of life

Martin Dichter, DZNE (Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e. V.), Germany

Prof. Gabriela Mayer, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Medizinische Fakultät, Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Germany 

Chapter 5

Patient-/person centered care

Prof. Dr. Daniel Swagerty, The University of Kansas, USA

Chapter 6

Staff training and education

Kiran Sahota, BSc, Chamberlain College of Nursing, USA 

Dr. Klich-Heartt, Eira, Santa Rosa Junior College, USA

Chapter 7

Inclusion and support of family members

Dr. Hilde Verbeek, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Chapter 8

Pain, pain management

Prof. Sandra Zwakhalen, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Chapter 9

End of life, hospice, palliative care , advanced care planning

Dr Stephen J. O'Connor, Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom

Chapter 10

Communication

Dr. Paul Watts, Inchwater Home Care, United Kingdom

Chapter 11

Prof. van Marum, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Institute for Health an Care Research, The Netherlands

Chapter 12

Depression (and other mental disorders)

Dr. Martin Smalbrugge, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Institute for Health an Care Research

Chapter 13

Delirium and dementia

John Gilmore RGN, BSc, MSoc. Sc., Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom, 

Kathryn A. Weigel, MS, RN, GCNS, Cecily & John Leach College of Nursing, University of St. Francis, USA

Chapter 14

Teamwork, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary

Prof. Dr. Jos Schols, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Chapter 15

Care dependency

Prof. Ate Dijkstra, NHL University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

Chapter 16

Restraints

Prof. Jan Hamers, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

O autorze

Sandra Schüssler completed her training as a psychiatric-mental health nurse and acquired a Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD degree in Nursing Science at the Medical University of Graz, Austria. She is currently the Debuty Head of the Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Austria. Sandra Schüssler is author and reviewer in several national and international journals. Her research area is dementia in view of care dependency and nursing care problems (e.g. incontinence, physical restraints, malnutrition) in nursing homes.

Christa Lohrmann is a nurse and obtained a MA of nursing education from the Humboldt-University in Berlin, Germany, and a PhD from Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany. She is a Professor of Nursing Science and Head of Department of the Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Austria, She is fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science. Her research topics focused among others on care dependency and nursing care problems in older adults.

Blurb

Written by leading international experts, this book discusses the latest advances in the field of dementia in nursing homes. The topics and findings covered are based on their survey and on a scientific literature review. Dementia is spreading worldwide, placing a growing burden on healthcare systems and caregivers, as well as those affected. With increasing and complex care needs, nursing home admission is often necessary. Globally, over half of nursing home residents suffer from dementia. 

The book provides essential information on the most important issues in dementia in nursing homes today, including meaningful activities, patient-/person-centered care, psychosocial interventions, challenging behavior, inclusion and support of family members, pain, staff training and education, communication, polypharmacy, quality of life, end-of-life care and advanced care planning, depression, delirium, multidisciplinary approaches, physical restraints and care dependency. 

Each topic is covered by an international expert in dementia. As such, the book will appeal to professional nurses, nursing scientists, nursing students, other healthcare professionals, and to a broad readership, and will provide a valuable resource for those working in nursing homes, as well as researchers in the field.