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

Other author Hudson, Peter, 1965-
Other author Payne, Sheila, 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxvii, 309 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

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 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008031671
ISBN9780199216901 :
ISBN0199216908