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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Other Authors: Cassileth, Barrie R. (-), Dush, David M., Turk, Dennis C.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge 2013.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798411106719
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Summary: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 psychosocial functioning of patients and their families. Each chapter examine specific methodological considerations in terminal care. Several important content areas are discussed at length, including assessment of pain, assessment of distress in children, evaluation of cognitive functioning, and me
Item Description:"Has also been published as the Hospice journal : physical, psychosocial, and pastoral care of the dying, volume 2, number 3, Fall 1986"--T.p. verso.
First published 1986 by the Haworth Press, Inc.
Physical Description:1 online resource (227 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781317840282
9781317840299
9781315826240