Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care
Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care
Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care
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INDEX<br />
Abbey Pa<strong>in</strong> Scale 64, 71, 78<br />
Aborig<strong>in</strong>al and Torres Strait Islanders<br />
13, 73, 143–145<br />
acupressure 11, 115, 86–87<br />
acupuncture 11, 112, 115<br />
acute care 40, 56<br />
advance care plann<strong>in</strong>g 8, 56–60<br />
advance directives 56, 247<br />
advocacy 140<br />
<strong>Aged</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Act 1997 15<br />
aged care assessment teams 123–124<br />
Alzheimer’s disease 3<br />
analgesics 63, 73, 74, 79, 81<br />
anorexia 69, 96<br />
antibiotics 65<br />
antidepressants 81, 121<br />
antipyretics 65<br />
anxiety 12, 38, 48, 117, 122–123, 127, 178<br />
APRAC project see Australian <strong>Palliative</strong><br />
<strong>Residential</strong> <strong>Aged</strong> <strong>Care</strong> project<br />
aromatherapy 112, 115<br />
artificial nutrition see enteral nutrition<br />
Assessment of Discom<strong>for</strong>t <strong>in</strong> Dementia<br />
protocol 64<br />
attitude to death 4, 51, 119<br />
Australian Medical Sheepsk<strong>in</strong>s 104<br />
Australian Medic<strong>in</strong>es Handbook 80<br />
Australian Medic<strong>in</strong>es Handbook Drug Choice<br />
Companion: <strong>Aged</strong> <strong>Care</strong> 80<br />
Australian <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Residential</strong> <strong>Aged</strong> <strong>Care</strong><br />
project 1, 5<br />
Australian <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Residential</strong> <strong>Aged</strong> <strong>Care</strong><br />
project — Reference Group 32, 33, 34,<br />
229<br />
Australian <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Residential</strong> <strong>Aged</strong> <strong>Care</strong><br />
project — Work<strong>in</strong>g Party 32, 34,<br />
225–227<br />
behavioural disturbances 112, 126<br />
beliefs 143, 145<br />
bereavement support 4, 173–181<br />
bowel care 10, 106–108<br />
bowel problems 69, 70<br />
breakthrough pa<strong>in</strong> see pa<strong>in</strong>, breakthrough<br />
breath<strong>in</strong>g difficulties see dyspnoea<br />
Brief Pa<strong>in</strong> Inventory 77<br />
cachexia 10, 96–97<br />
CAM see complementary therapies<br />
Campbell Collaboration 6, 20, 22<br />
cancer 4, 42, 86, 162, 163<br />
care plann<strong>in</strong>g 43<br />
care plans 39<br />
carers 38<br />
catheterization 167<br />
cerebrovascular accident 3<br />
Certification of Death 170<br />
chapla<strong>in</strong>s 154, 155<br />
Cheyne-Stokes breath<strong>in</strong>g 167<br />
chronic obstructive lung disease 3<br />
cleanl<strong>in</strong>ess 38<br />
Cochrane Collaboration 6, 19, 20, 22<br />
Code of Ethics 55<br />
codes of professional conduct 52<br />
<strong>Guidel<strong>in</strong>es</strong> <strong>for</strong> a <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Approach</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Residential</strong> <strong>Aged</strong> <strong>Care</strong> 255