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Psychosocial Assessment in Terminal Care.

Here is one of the few books that elucidates the wide range and complexity of special concerns intrinsic to the assessment of terminally ill patients and their families. Health care experts discuss psychosocial assessment and measurement and the ability of clinicians to accurately assess and track p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cassileth, Phd, Barrie
Otros Autores: Turk, Dennis, Dush, David M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; FROM THE EDITORS; Lessons From Hospice Evaluations; Lessons From Hospice Evaluations: Counterpoint; Assessing Patient Outcomes in Hospice: What to Measure?; Introduction; Methods; Findings; Summary and Discussion; Biopsychosocial Assessment of Cancer Patients: Methods and Suggestions; Assessment of Biopsychosocial Factors; Psychosocial Assessment of Cancer Patients; Assessing Pain Among Oncology and Terminally Ill Patients: Psychometric Considerations; Setting the Stage; Reliability; Validity; The Availability of Norms; Summing Up.
  • Assessment of Acute Pain and Anxiety and Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting in Children and AdolescentsGeneral Developmental Considerations; Assessment of Pain and Anxiety; Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting; Conclusion; Assessment of Cognitive Function in Cancer Patients; Introduction; Organic Mental Syndromes; Methods of Assessment; Evaluation of Methods; Conclusions; Patient and Family Satisfaction With Care for the Terminally Ill; Conceptualization of Patient Satisfaction; Summary of Research on Satisfaction With Terminal Care.