Family carers in palliative care : a guide for health and social care professionals / edited by Peter Hudson, Sheila Payne.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Format/Description:

Book
xvii, 309 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects:

Palliative treatment.
Terminally ill -- Home care.
Terminally ill -- Family relationships.
Caregivers.

Medical subjects:

Palliative Care -- methods.
Family Relations.

Contents:

Communicating with family carers / Barbara Monroe and David Oliviere
Understanding the social and cultural dimensions of family caregiving / Allan Kellehear
Responding to family carers' spiritual needs / Rosalie Hudson
Policy initiatives for family carers / Hilary Arksey and Anne Corden
Family carers in resource-poor countries / Jennifer Hunt
Family carers: ethical and legal issues / Michael Ashby and Danuta Mendelson
Assessing family carer satisfaction with healthcare delivery / Kevin Brazil
Family caregiving in hospitals and palliative care units / Betty Ferrell, Tami Borneman and Chan Thai
Family caregiving in the home / Kelli Stajduhar and Robin Cohen
Family and palliative care in care homes for older people / Mike Nolan and Rosalie Hudson
Family carers of children confronting life-threatening illness / Sharon De Graves and Jenny Hynson
Family carers of people with advanced cancer / Donna Milne and Karen Quinn
Family carers of people with advanced organ failure and neurodegenerative disorders / Janice Brown and Julia Addington-Hall
Support for bereaved family carers / Sheila Payne and Liz Rolls
The future of family caregiving: research, social policy and clinical practice / Peter Hudson and Sheila Payne.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributor:

Hudson, Peter, 1965-
Payne, Sheila, 1954-

ISBN:

9780199216901
0199216908

OCLC:

236052606

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