Nick Bosanquet, Chris Salisbury

Providing a Palliative Care Service

Towards an Evidence Base

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses key questions about the need for palliative care, the current provision of services and the evidence for the effectiveness of a range of alternative models of organisation in palliative care. A broad approach is taken to include the needs of both cancer patients and patients with other terminal diseases and the relationship between palliative care and other aspects of health care services. The book is based on a comprehensive and detailed review of the international scientific literature on evaluation of palliative care, providing an essential evidence base for policy decisions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780192629913
• ISBN-10: 0192629913
• Artikelnr.: 22421439

Inhaltsangabe

Aims and objectives
Conduct of the review
The problems of conducting research in palliative care
Patterns of use for services
The need for palliative care
Models of palliative care
Costs and benefits
Contemporary models for palliative care nursing
Patient and carer satisfaction
The impact on quality of life
The wider implications
Palliative Care in Hospital
Care for patients with cancer or other conditions
Implications of the fi ndings for health services
Bibliography