A Comprehensive Guide to Rehabilitation - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0702080160 ISBN 13: 9780702080166

Verlag: Elsevier, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

A Comprehensive Guide to Rehabilitation of the Older Patient, Fourth Edition will help all health professionals involved in the rehabilitation of older people to provide their patients with the highest possible quality of life and autonomy.

Expanded and rewritten by a diverse team of authors, the text is suitable for doctors in all specialties that see older patients, as well as nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, dietitians, speech and language therapists/pathologists, physician associates/assistants, healthcare assistants, and many others including patients, family members and students.

The book is written in an accessible, no-jargon style and provides a patient-centred perspective on recent advances in the field of rehabilitation – an increasingly important aspect of care for older people.

• Clear explanations of relevant concepts: ageing, frailty, comprehensive assessment, rehabilitation
• Broad coverage of all aspects of rehabilitation including different settings
• Explanations of input from multiple health professionals
• Problem-based section that highlights solutions to common issues during rehabilitation
• Specialty-specific areas of rehabilitation such as stroke rehabilitation, cancer rehabilitation, post-operative rehabilitation, trauma, rehabilitation in the community
• Practical section explaining how to plan discharge safely, run a care planning meeting, organize home supports, continue rehabilitation at home
• Evidence-based but accessible writing, complemented by practical clinical wisdom

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Consultant Geriatrician & Adjunct Assistant Professor, St Vincent’s University Hospital and University College Dublin

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Elsevier
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0702080160
• ISBN 13: 9780702080166
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 624
• Herausgeber: O'Hanlon Shane, Smith Marie
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italien