Approaching death : improving care at the end of life /
| Автор-организации: | Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Care at the End of Life. |
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| Други автори: | Field, Marilyn J., Cassel, Christine K. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press,
1997.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
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| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Approaching death. |
Съдържание:
- 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.