Potential and Possibility: Rehabilitation at end of life

Palliative Begleitung von schwerstkranken und sterbenden Menschen

Das Buch - in englischer Sprache - gibt ein umfassendes Bild zu den Ansätzen und dem Selbstverständnis einer palliativen Physiotherapie. Wissenschaftlich fundiert und dennoch praxisnah werden Zielsetzungen und Behandlungsoptionen physiotherapeutischer Interventionen erläutert. Aus dem Inhalt:

• Symptomkomplexe wie Demenz, Schwäche, Angst, Schmerz, Atemnot, Ödem
• Die in der Palliative Care so wichtigen psychosozialen, kommunikativen, ethischen, spirituellen und kulturellen Aspekte
• Zahlreiche Patientenbeispiele, die zeigen, wie Physiotherapie in der Palliative Care eingestetzt werden kann - in frühen Stadien bis zur terminalen Phase
• Supervision als Möglichkeit der Self-Care des Therapeuten

Inhalt

1 Approaching the topic of physiotherapy in palliative care
1.1 Definition of palliative care and end of life care
1.2 Who is the palliative care physiotherapist?
1.3 From symptom control to rehabilitation: Physiotherapy approaches to end of life care
1.4 The right time for physiotherapy: Is there a 'too late' or a 'too early'?
1.5 Physiotherapy at end of life: Patients' perspectives
1.6 Physiotherapy Students in Palliative Care
2 Physiotherapy and medical aspects
2.1 Clinical reasoning
2.2 Pain
2.3 Respiratory symptoms: dyspnoea/breathlessness from airway obstruction and impaired oxygen capacity
2.4 Breathlessness and fear
2.5 Lymphoedema
2.6 Fatigue and weakness
2.7 Anxiety in the context of palliative physiotherapy
2.8 Dementia
2.9 Physiotherapy in paediatric palliative care
2.10 Physiotherapy in the terminal phase
3 Psycho-social aspects
3.1 Communication in palliative care: an introduction
3.2 'Of sad lions that roar' and handling strong emotions
4 Ethical, spiritual and cultural aspects
4.1 Ethics and ethical reasoning in palliative physiotherapy
4.2 The interface between function and meaning
4.3 With respect and openness: intercultural competence in palliative physiotherapy5 "Self care for Physiotherapists
5.1"How am I really feeling? - questions and suggestions for (self-)supervision 5.2 Closeness and distance, to touch and be touched; the physiotherapeutic dynamic