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.
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Table of Content
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
About the author
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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