Family carers in palliative care : a guide for health and social care professionals

Hudson, Peter [1965-]

Family carers in palliative care : a guide for health and social care professionals - Oxford Oxford University Press c2009 - xvii, 309 p. ; 24 cm. (pbk)

9780199216901 (pbk.) : Formerly CIP. 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 carers of older people confronting -- Life-threatening illness 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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Hospice Care Palliative Care Terminal Care
Palliative treatment
Terminally ill-Home care
Terminally ill-Family relationships
Caregivers
Palliative Care-methods
Family Relations
Palliative Care

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