Nursing Case Studies on Improving Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults

Kathy Murphy

Kathy Murphy
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Features evidence-based, practical, and effective strategies for creating and maintaining optimal quality of life for older adults

This globally focused resource integrates sound research evidence, real-life case scenarios, and effective, practical strategies to address a key health care initiative of the 21st century: optimal quality of life for older adults. Distinguished by its broad outlook, the book includes contributions from an international cadre of widely published s...

Features evidence-based, practical, and effective strategies for creating and maintaining optimal quality of life for older adults

This globally focused resource integrates sound research evidence, real-life case scenarios, and effective, practical strategies to address a key health care initiative of the 21st century: optimal quality of life for older adults. Distinguished by its broad outlook, the book includes contributions from an international cadre of widely published scholars and is designed for easy integration into traditional nursing education curricula. The book explores the experiences of older adults at home, in assisted living, and in nursing home environments, examining their complex and wide-ranging health, spiritual, and emotional needs.

The book is organized into two sections that address quality of life issues. Section I broadly addresses quality of life issues across the full range of care environments, while Section II addresses some of the more specific issues and health conditions that have an impact on the quality of life of older adults. A detailed and multidimensional case study opens each chapter, including subjective and objective data focusing on the quality-of-life domain being addressed. Articulation and definition of each quality-of-life issue are presented along with information on the incidence and prevalence of the problem. Several cases addressing issues older adults encounter in preventing and managing acute and chronic disease serve as a clinical resource guide, with an emphasis on clinical reasoning. Each chapter features a comprehensive, synthesized literature review, delivering the best evidence in the field and offering effective strategies for managing care issues. Generalist and advanced practice nursing roles in promoting quality of life, along with relevant cultural considerations, are covered in detail. Each chapter concludes with tips and strategies for the promotion of quality of life among older adults, accompanied by a list of critical thinking questions. Content is organized to be compatible with the Adult-Gero Nurse Practitioner Certification Test Plan.

Key Features:

Addresses key quality-of-life education and practice initiatives advanced by leading gerontology organizations worldwide

Includes detailed, multifaceted case studies reflecting extensive, current evidence-based literature

Describes practical, cost-effective strategies aimed at maintaining health

Disseminates the universally applicable perspectives of international scholars of global aging

Provides content compatible with the Adult-Gero Nurse Practitioner Certification Test Plan

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Tabella dei contenuti

CONTENTS

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgment

Section I: Foundations of Quality in Older Adult Care

Kathy Murphy

1 . Quality of Life

Kathy Murph...

Tabella dei contenuti

CONTENTS

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgment

Section I: Foundations of Quality in Older Adult Care

Kathy Murphy

1 . Quality of Life

Kathy Murphy and Meredith Wallace Kazer

2 . Person-Centered Care

Ann Coyle

3 . Autonomy

Claire Welford and Catherine Sweeney

4 . Real Choice

Kathy Murphy

5 . Independence

Kathy Murphy

6 . Dignity

Cynthia S. Jacelon

7 . Risk Engagement

Kathy L. Rush and Mary Kjorven

8 . Sexuality

Meredith Wallace Kazer

Section II: Care Delivery That Enhances Quality of Life

Meredith Wallace Kazer

9 . Therapeutic Activity

Ann Coyle

10 . Animal-Assisted Care

Theresa Tavella Quell

11 . Purposeful Activity

Glenda Cook and Juliana Thompson

12 . Self-Expression

Anna Ramió Jofre and Laura Martínez Rodríguez

13 . Keeping Me

Adeline Cooney and Eamon O’Shea

14 . Social Isolation

Kathleen Lovanio and Kathleen O’Neil-Meyers

15 . Stigma

Rosemary Ford, Jenneke Footit, Min-Lin Wu, Mary Courtney, David Jackson, and Colleen Doyle

16 . Staff Education and Patterns to Promote Quality of Life

Alison Kris

17 . Physician–Nurse Communication

Toyoaki Yamauchi and Stephanie B. Mostone

18 . Elder Mistreatment

Claire O’Tuathail

19 . Connected Environments for Healthy Aging

Helen Bartlett and Matthew Carroll

20 . Positive Relationships in Residential Dementia Care

Andrew Hunter

21 . Fostering Resident-to-Resident Relationships

Mary Gannon

22 . Promoting Family Connections

Assumpta Ryan

23 . Family Caregiver Support

Colleen Doyle, Cecily Hunter, and Vanessa M. White

Section III: Assessing and Managing Common Clinical Challenges

Meredith Wallace Kazer

24 . Physical Activity for People With Dementia

Dympna Casey and Catherine Houghton

25 . Knowing Me

Adeline Cooney and Eamon O’Shea

26 . Quality of Life for Persons With Dementia Living in the Community

John Keady and Simon Burrow

27 . Medication Use and Overuse

Diana R. Mager

28 . Continence Care

Teresa Moore and Marcella Kelly

29 . Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Dympna Casey and Kathy Murphy

30 . Promoting Mental Health of Older People

Jean M. O’Connor and Christine Cauffield

31 . Cardiovascular Health Promotion

Kimberly O. Lacey and Bernadette Madara

32 . Prostate Cancer

Meredith Wallace Kazer

33 . Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

Dympna Casey and Pauline Meskell

34 . A Restful Sleep

Kathleen Lovanio

35 . Dying Well

Alison E. Kris

Index

Circa l’autore

Kathy Murphy, Ph D, MSc, BA, RGN, RNT, Dip Nur, Dip Nur Ed, is currently Professor of Nursing at the University of Ireland, Galway.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 462 ● ISBN 9780826127044 ● Dimensione 0.8 MB ● Editore Meredith Wallace Kazer ● Casa editrice Springer Publishing Company ● Pubblicato 2015 ● Edizione 1 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5674418 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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