A Comprehensive Guide to Rehabilitation of the Older Patient
- 4th Edition - November 17, 2020
- Editors: Shane O'Hanlon, Marie Smith
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 0 1 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 0 1 7 - 3
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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
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Unit 1: Introduction to Rehabilitation for Older People
- 1: Person-Centred Care
- Concept of person-centred care
- Elements of the person-centred practice framework
- Summary points
- 2: Comprehensive Assessment of Older People
- Frailty and comprehensive assessment
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- The international classification of functioning, disability and health
- Summary points
- 3: Effects of Ageing
- Introduction
- Definitions of ageing
- The cardiovascular system in older people
- The respiratory system in older people
- The musculoskeletal system in older people
- The nervous system in older people
- The special senses in older people
- The importance of physiological decline in the rehabilitation setting
- Summary points
- 4: Frailty
- Introduction
- What Does ‘Frailty’ Mean?
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- 5: Rehabilitation for Older People
- Impairment, disability, frailty
- Evolution of rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation in older people
- Components of rehabilitation
- Settings for rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation in the community
- Rehabilitation in residential settings
- Prehabilitation
- Summary points
- 6: The Rehabilitation Team
- Members of the rehabilitation team
- How do we coordinate the rehabilitation of an older adult?
- Summary points
- 7: What Can Patients and Families Do to Help with Rehabilitation?
- Introduction
- Summary points
- Further reading
- 8: What Can We Do to Help Patients and Families?
- Introduction
- Summary points
- Unit 2: Rehabilitation: How it Works
- 9: Rehabilitation Potential and Selection for Rehabilitation
- What is rehabilitation potential?
- Indicators of rehabilitation potential
- Practical considerations for undertaking rehabilitation
- Use of the term ‘no rehabilitation potential’
- Case conclusion
- Summary points
- 10: Setting Rehabilitation Goals
- Introduction to goal setting
- Factors to consider when setting rehabilitation goals
- Goal setting and baseline function
- Goal setting for different environments
- Goal setting in residential care
- Considerations for undertaking rehabilitation goal setting
- Engagement in the rehabilitation process
- Unrealistic goals
- Conclusion of case
- Summary points
- 11: Rehabilitation Equipment
- Introduction
- Eating
- Dressing
- Personal hygiene: bathing, washing, showering and toileting
- Bed mobility
- Mobility equipment
- Case conclusion
- Summary points
- 12: Physiotherapy: How It Works
- What is physiotherapy?
- Physiotherapy: how it works
- Assessment of movement and balance
- Case continued
- Summary points
- 13: Occupational Therapy: Function and Cognition
- What is occupational therapy?
- Occupational therapy and rehabilitation
- Assessment of cognition
- Assessment of function
- Equipment
- Case: mira – assessment
- Case: mira – interventions
- Summary points
- 14: Nursing Patients Through Rehabilitation
- Summary
- Why are nurses important for patients having rehabilitation?
- Looking after older people during rehabilitation
- Gathering information about patients
- Agreeing goals
- Individualising care
- Communication
- Summary points
- 15: Speech Therapy: Communication and Swallowing
- Introduction
- Swallowing
- Communication
- Summary points
- 16: Psychological Input
- What is a clinical psychologist?
- Why might older adults need the help of a clinical psychologist?
- What does a clinical psychologist do?
- Assessment of cognitive function
- Cognitive interventions
- Assessment of behaviour
- Behavioural interventions
- Assessment of emotion, distress and/or mental health difficulty
- Psychological therapy interventions
- Evaluation, research and service development
- How does a clinical psychologist support the healthcare team?
- Summary points
- Unit 3: Supporting Rehabilitation
- 17: Nutrition and Hydration
- Malnutrition
- Dehydration
- Role of the dietitian
- Artificial feeding (‘Tube Feeding’)
- How dietitians can support patients in rehabilitation
- Food fortification
- Summary points
- 18: Social Work
- What is social work?
- Social work in rehabilitation
- Safeguarding
- Care planning meetings
- Support for adjustment
- Planning for the future
- Summary points
- 19: The Patient Story
- The individual
- Continuity of care
- Helping you to help your patients
- Summary points
- 20: Brain Health and Mental Capacity
- Introduction
- Brain health
- Cognitive reserve
- Delirium and dementia
- Smoking, alcohol and vascular risk
- Health promotion
- Mental capacity
- Summary points
- 21: Avoiding Deconditioning
- Introduction
- What is deconditioning?
- The harms of bed rest
- Impact of deconditioning
- Deconditioning: an old chestnut or a new medical diagnosis?
- Preventing deconditioning
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- 22: Measuring Progress with Rehabilitation
- Why do we measure progress?
- How progress is measured
- Communicating progress with rehabilitation
- Summary points
- 23: Keeping People Engaged in Rehabilitation
- Introduction
- Adherence
- Motivation
- Engagement
- Interventions
- Summary points
- 24: The Rehabilitation Environment & Culture
- Introduction
- Indoor environment
- Outdoor/nature environment
- Enriched environment
- Socialisation facilitated by the environment
- Other positive distractions
- Summary points
- Unit 4: Common Issues During Rehabilitation
- 25: Pain
- Physiology of pain
- Assessment
- Non-pharmacological treatments
- Pharmacological treatments
- Special populations: patients with cognitive impairment
- Practical advice
- Summary points
- 26: Muscle and Joint Problems
- Healthy joint structure
- Common joint and muscle conditions in older people
- Non-pharmacological management of rheumatological conditions in older people
- Pharmacological management
- Summary points
- 27: Posture
- Introduction
- Axial and appendicular skeletal changes
- Soft tissue
- Clinical considerations
- Summary points
- 28: Falls, Dizziness and Funny Turns
- Introduction
- Falls, syncope and dizziness occurring during rehabilitation in older patients
- Treatment strategies
- Prevention
- Rehabilitation as a treatment strategy in syncope, falls and dizziness
- Candidates for rehabilitation
- Timing and warnings of rehabilitation
- Summary points
- 29: Anxiety and Depression
- Background
- How depression and anxiety can affect rehabilitation
- How to identify anxiety or depression in a rehabilitation setting
- Treatment options for anxiety and depression
- Question to Think About
- Fear of falling
- Other management options and approaches
- Summary points
- 30: Cognitive Problems
- Dementia and mild cognitive impairment
- Delirium
- Other conditions to consider
- Specific issues and interventions in rehabilitation
- Does rehabilitation for patients with dementia work?
- Does rehabilitation for patients with delirium work?
- How can we manage risk in patients with cognitive impairment in rehabilitation?
- Summary points
- 31: Exercise Tolerance
- Medical conditions that may affect exercise tolerance
- Cognitive and psychological factors that may affect exercise tolerance
- Polypharmacy
- Acute decline in exercise tolerance
- Summary points
- 32: Sleep and Fatigue
- Sleep in the older person
- Sleep hygiene
- Insomnia
- Restless leg syndrome
- Obstructive sleep apnoea
- Parasomnias
- Other medical causes of fatigue
- Summary points
- 33: Oral Health
- Introduction
- The importance of oral health
- Common oral problems in older people
- Effects of long-term conditions
- Supporting oral health care
- Care of the lips
- Summary points
- 34: Weight Loss and Overweight
- Introduction
- What causes undernutrition?
- Hip fracture
- Anthropometric measurements
- Does anthropometry predict or match biochemical parameters?
- Biochemical markers
- Oral intake
- The role of oral nutritional supplements
- What other measures may improve nutrition
- Hospital food service
- Measuring oral intake
- Summary points
- 35: Continence and Elimination
- Bladder
- Bowels
- Summary points
- 36: Sexuality
- Introduction
- Influence of ageing on sexual function
- Sexual considerations for older women
- Sexual considerations for older men
- Sexually transmitted disease in older adults
- Sexuality and cognitive impairment
- Attitudes towards sexuality of older adults
- Sexual activity considerations in rehabilitation
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- 37: Optimising Pharmacotherapy
- Introduction
- Inappropriate prescribing and polypharmacy
- Medication reconciliation
- Medication administration and adherence
- Medications and common conditions seen in older rehabilitating adults
- Deprescribing
- Education and communication
- Summary points
- Which Medications Contributed to Her Fall?
- What Potential Drug Interactions Is She Exposed to?
- Which Drugs Would You Stop (Deprescribe)?
- What Medications Would You Consider Starting?
- Which Medications May Potentially Be Difficult for the Patient to Administer?
- Final Prescription on Discharge
- 38: Osteoporosis and Bone Health
- Introduction
- Bone in health and disease
- Treatment
- Summary points
- 39: Vision and Hearing
- Vision
- Hearing
- Summary points
- 40: Skin Care and Podiatry
- Introduction
- Changes in older persons’ skin
- Eczema
- Tinea pedis and onychomycosis
- Skin tears
- Pressure sores
- Incontinence associated dermatitis
- Complete emollient therapy
- Prevention of lower leg ulceration
- Summary points
- Unit 5: Specialised Rehabilitation
- 41: Rehabilitation in the Acute Setting
- Comment on the case
- The care plan
- Actionable information added by a comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Rehabilitation on the acute care ward and the need for further inpatient rehabilitation
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- 42: Stroke Rehabilitation
- Introduction
- Risk factors
- Signs and symptoms
- Initial management
- Diagnosis
- Prognosis
- Impairments
- Interventions
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- 43: Speech and Swallow Rehabilitation After Stroke
- Introduction
- Communication impairments following stroke
- Setting goals in therapy
- Dysphagia due to stroke
- Summary Points
- 44: Swallow Rehabilitation in Frailty
- Introduction
- The normally ageing swallow
- The impact of frailty on swallowing
- The diagnosis and management of dysphagia in the context of frailty
- How can the team, relatives and carers help?
- Summary points
- 45: Spasticity
- Spasticity
- Management
- Goal setting
- Specific mdt team interventions
- Summary points
- 46: Vertebral and Lower Limb Fractures and Surgery
- Introduction
- Orthopaedic surgery and the older patient
- Vertebral fractures
- Lower limb fractures and types of surgery
- Promoting healthy bones
- Planned (elective) joint replacements
- Summary points
- 47: Upper Limb Fractures
- Introduction
- Principles of injury management
- Principles of rehabilitation
- Multidisciplinary working
- Summary points
- 48: Rehabilitation After Surgery
- Surgery in older people
- Addressing barriers to successful rehabilitation
- Prehabilitation
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- 49: Rehabilitation in and After the Intensive Care Unit
- Introduction to the ICU
- Progression of rehabilitation
- Challenges in the ICU
- Progression to the general ward from the ICU
- Summary points
- 50: Rehabilitation in Cancer
- Cancer and the older population
- Cancer and its treatment
- Symptoms and side effects of cancer and its treatment
- The changing face of rehabilitation in cancer
- Summary points
- 51: Rehabilitation in Movement Disorders
- Introduction
- Parkinson’s disease
- Rehabilitation interventions to help parkinson’s disease
- Summary points
- Further Reading
- 52: Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Introduction to vestibular problems in the older person
- Anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system
- Effects of ageing on vestibular system
- Common vestibular disorders in the older person
- Approach to rehabilitation
- Summary points
- Further reading
- 53: Rehabilitation in Dementia
- Introduction
- Common impairments in people with dementia
- Rehabilitation for people with dementia
- Physical activity for people with dementia
- Case: Intervention strategies for madeline
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- 54: Rehabilitation in Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Introduction
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Aortoiliac occlusion
- Functional assessments
- Summary points
- 55: Amputee Rehabilitation
- Causes of amputation in older people
- Challenges to successful rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation pathways
- Prehabilitation
- Post-amputation rehabilitation
- Assessing rehabilitation potential
- Prosthetic rehabilitation
- Monitoring outcomes
- Summary points
- 56: Lymphoedema Rehabilitation
- What is lymphoedema?
- How does lymphoedema usually occur?
- How lymphoedema affects mobility and function
- How to undertake lymphoedema rehabilitation
- Therapeutic and community options for lymphoedema rehabilitation
- Summary points
- 57: Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Introduction
- Heart disease
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Structure
- Indications for CR
- Contraindications for CR
- Cardiac rehabilitation in older people
- Summary points
- 58: Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Introduction
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- What are the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation?
- Considerations for the older person with chronic lung disease
- Summary points
- 59: Trauma in Older People
- Introduction
- Trauma outcomes in older people
- Management of polytrauma
- Key aspects of rehabilitation in polytrauma
- Summary points
- 60: Traumatic Brain Injury
- Introduction
- Causes
- Mechanism of injury
- Management of traumatic brain injury
- Outcome following traumatic brain injury
- Consequences of traumatic brain injury
- How does recovery happen after traumatic brain injury?
- Rehabilitation
- Main stages of rehabilitation
- Ongoing care for highly dependent patients
- Current situation
- Managed clinical rehabilitation networks
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- 61: Spinal Injury
- Spinal cord injury in older individuals
- Prognosis for recovery after sci in older individuals
- Neurological assessment of individuals with SCI
- Secondary conditions related to SCI in older individuals
- Goals and treatment approaches in SCI rehabilitation
- Summary points
- 62: Rehabilitation for People with Progressive Neurological Conditions
- Introduction
- Some ideas and reflections on rehabilitation services for people with PNCs
- Working with people with PNCs and their families and friends
- Summary points
- 63: Rehabilitation in the Community
- Why Provide Rehabilitation In Community Settings?
- What does rehabilitation in the community look like?
- Transitions to and from community settings
- Summary points
- 64: Palliative Rehabilitation
- What is palliative care?
- Who provides palliative care?
- What is palliative rehabilitation?
- Goal setting and treatment planning in palliative rehabilitation
- Psychosocial and spiritual needs of older adults in palliative care
- Making adaptations for palliative patients
- Rehabilitation at the end of life
- Summary points
- 65: The Ageing Athlete
- Introduction
- The effect of ageing on the musculoskeletal system: sarcopenia
- The effects of ageing on the musculoskeletal system: balance
- Rehabilitation after injury or illness
- Summary points
- Unit 6: Planning for Discharge
- 66: Discharge Planning: When, How and Who?
- Why do it?
- When to do it?
- How to do it?
- Who is involved?
- Potential delays
- Discharge destinations
- Practicalities for health staff
- Top tips
- Summary points
- 67: Care Planning Meetings
- Multiprofessional collaboration – interdisciplinary approach
- Meeting frequency and required infrastructure
- Roles within the multiprofessional, interdisciplinary team
- Conducting effective meetings
- Dealing with conflicts
- Disagreements between patients and family
- Summary points
- 68: The Home Environment Assessment
- Environmental assessment
- Home assessment visit
- Recommendations following an environmental or home assessment visit
- Cognition and HAVs
- Mental capacity and HAVs
- HAV case examples
- Summary points
- 69: Home Supports
- Homecare
- Telecare
- Shopping services
- Hot food delivery services
- Home safety fire check
- Befriending/volunteer services
- Community transport
- Home library service
- Handy person service
- Summary points
- 70: Informal Care
- Introduction
- Rehabilitation and caregiving at home
- Carer health
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- Acknowledgements
- 71: Loneliness
- What is loneliness?
- Why are people lonely?
- Why does it matter?
- Measuring loneliness
- What can we do about it?
- Are interventions successful?
- Who can help?
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- 72: Continuing Rehabilitation at Home
- Introduction
- Section 1: transitioning from hospital to home
- Section 2: categorising older people according to function and physical activity levels and not age
- Section 3: enablers and barriers to staying fit for life
- Conclusion
- Summary Points
- 73: Driving Assessment and Rehabilitation
- A key element of social inclusion and well-being
- Theoretical basis of mobility
- Clinical aspects of driving and ageing
- Elements of the driving assessment
- Taking a driving/transportation history
- What factors are important in driving assessment?
- What interventions can we make?
- When driving is no longer possible
- When patients continue to drive despite advice to cease
- Summary points
- 74: Advance Care Planning
- What is advance care planning?
- Case study of advance care planning in rehabilitation
- The importance of advance care planning
- Barriers and facilitators
- Making an advance care plan – key components
- Written instructions – advance directives and dnar orders
- Care planning in rehabilitation
- The role of health and social care professionals
- Summary points
- 75: Health Promotion
- Introduction
- Health promotion for older adults with disability
- Post-rehabilitation decline
- Transitioning from rehabilitation: screening and prevention interventions
- Barriers to healthy lifestyle after rehabilitation
- Health promotion strategies to increase participation
- Conclusion
- Summary points
- Appendix 1: Resources for Patients and Families
- MCQ Answers
- Index
- No. of pages: 624
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: November 17, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702080166
- eBook ISBN: 9780702080173