Ethical Aspects of Health Care for the Elderly - An Annotated Bibliography

As the American population ages, health care for the elderly grows in importance. This bibliography overviews the most significant books and journal articles on the ethical issues related to health care for older Americans. The topics covered are of interest to practitioners and the general public alike, as well as to professionals from a wide range of fields. The author has provided more than five hundred bibliographic citations. These entries are arranged in eleven topical chapters to facilitate use by the reader. Each citation is accompanied by an annotation that concisely summarizes and assesses the contents of the work.

The volume begins with an informative introductory essay on the ethical issues pertinent to health care for older adults. The chapters that follow are devoted to broad topics, such as financial considerations, treatment for the terminally ill, and decision-making by and for the impaired elderly. The work concludes with author and subject indexes that add to its utility. Researchers and practitioners from all fields will find this work an indispensable guide to the wealth of literature on the ethical aspects of health care for older Americans.

Sommario

Foreword by Erdman B. Palmore
Preface
Entries by Topic
General Sources on Ethics, Health Care, Aging, and Advocacy
Autonomy
Financing
Caregiving
Decisionmaking for Critically Ill and Suicidal Persons
Institutional Ethics Committees and Ethics Consultations
Resuscitation
Futile Medical Treatment
Advance Health Care Planning and Treatment Directives
Defining Death and Cadavers
Research With Older Human Subjects
Author Index
Contents
Subject Index

Info autore

Marshall Kapp

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marshall B. Kapp, Kapp Marshall
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.09.1992
• EAN: 9780313274909
• ISBN: 978-0-313-27490-9
• Serie: Bibliographies and Indexes in Gerontology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Enciclopedie, lessici; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, MEDICAL / Ethics, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Care of the elderly, Geriatric medicine, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Bibliographies, catalogues, Current Events and Issues: Society