Table 3 Chapters dedicated to end-of-life care or to issues related to the end of life
From: End of life content in geriatric textbooks: what is the current situation?
Textbook | Chapter | End of Life Issues Covered |
|---|---|---|
Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (6th Edition) | 1)Palliative Care 2)Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine | -Symptom management -Advance care planning -Decision making |
Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine (2nd Edition) | 1)Symptom Management and Palliative Care 2) Legal and Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine | -Symptom management -Ethical issues -Advance care planning -Psychological and spiritual issues -Bereavement support -Advance care planning -Decision making |
Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (5th Edition) | 1)Care of the Dying Patient 2)Ethical issues in Geriatric Medicine 3)Spirituality and the Elderly | -Symptom management -Decision making -Bereavement support -Decision making -Advance care planning -Withdrawing and withholding treatment -Euthanasia and assisted suicide -Spiritual issues |
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics (3rd Edition) | 1)Care of the Dying Patient 2)Legal and ethical issues 3)Social issues | -Symptom management -Emotional, social and spiritual issues -Ethical issues -Advance care planning -Bereavement support -Advance directives -Decision making -Euthanasia and assisted suicide -Spiritual issues |
Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics (5th Edition) | 1)Terminal Care* 2)Ethical issues in the care of older persons | -Psychological issues -Advance directives -Decision making |