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The use of the physical and social environment of the general hospital for therapeutic purposes /
"In recent years emphasis has been shifting in the medical and other health professions from almost exclusive concentration upon the diagnosis and treatment of disease to the diagnosis and treatment of persons in their totality. This shift in emphasis is being reflected in fresh consideration o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Russell Sage Foundation,
1961.
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| Colección: | Brown, Esther Lucile, 1898- Newer dimensions of patient care ;
pt. 1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface ; Chapter 1. Patients Are People in Trouble ; Anxiety Induced by Illness and the ""Sick Role"" ; Worries About Family, Job, and Finances ; Chapter 2. Patients' Perceptions and Expectations ; Perceptions of Patient Care ; Expectations of Patients ; Chapter 3. ""Things"" as Familiar and Comforting Symbols ; The Importance of ""Things"" ; Inflexibility in the Use of the Patients' Environment ; The Use of Food and Dining-Rooms as Social Therapy ; The Potentiality of Patient Lounges as Social Situations ; The Need for Other Social Facilities ; Animals ; Discussion.
- Chapter 4. Receiving the Patient into the Hospital Efforts to Improve Admission Procedures ; Discussion ; Chapter 5. Visitors and Visiting Hours ; Visiting on Pediatric Services ; Visiting on Services for Adult Patients ; Chaplains as Friendly Visitors and Comforters ; Helping the Visitors ; Discussion ; Chapter 6. The Therapeutic Role of Patient as Helper ; What Patients Can Do ; Knowledge of Individual Patients Required ; The Therapeutic Importance of the Peer Group ; Chapter 7. Effecting Change ; The Consequences of ""Wordfacts"" ; How Changes Can Be Initiated.