This new edition of Occupational Therapy in Oncology and Palliative Care is fully updated and contains brand new chapters on creativity as a psychodynamic approach, outcome measures in oncology and palliative Care, HIV-related cancers and palliative care.
The book explores what cancer is and the challenges faced by Occupational Therapists in oncology and palliative care. This new edition discusses the range of Occupational Therapy interventions in symptom control, anxiety management and relaxation, the management of breathlessness and fatigue and the variety of work in paediatric oncology and palliative care. It focuses on the client-centred approach of the Occupational Therapy Programme in the form of a Case Study
Occupational Therapy in Oncology and Palliative Care Second Edition is a practical text and can be used in a workbook situation as well as being evidence-based to support the professional and high standard of care, which Occupational Therapy supplies to patients in the oncology and palliative care setting.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"I would recommend this practical text to both students and professionals in the field." (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2007)
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Produkt-Hinweis
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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978-0-470-01962-7 (9780470019627)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jill Cooper has been head occupational therapist for 13 years at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, the largest cancer centre in Europe and world-renowned for its research and treatment of cancer. She has published articles with colleagues on different aspects of clinical areas within oncology and palliative care including radiation-induced brachial plexopathy, outcome measures and specifics of working practice in palliative care. She works alongside other medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals to ensure patients in oncology and palliative care receive the highest standard of care available.
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Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London
List of Contributors.
Foreword (Derek Doyle, MD, OBE).
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1 What is Cancer? (Jill Cooper).
2 Challenges Faced by Occupational Therapists in Oncology and Palliative Care (Jill Cooper).
3 Occupational Therapy Approach in Symptom Control (Jill Cooper).
4 Occupational Therapy in Anxiety Management and Relaxation (Jill Cooper).
5 Occupational Therapy in the Management of Breathlessness (Jill Cooper).
6 Occupational Therapy and Cancer-Related Fatigue (Daniel Lowrie).
7 Client-centred Approach of Occupational Therapy Programme - Case Study (Gemma Lindsell).
8 Occupational Therapy in Paediatric Oncology and Palliative Care (Claire Tester).
9 Occupational Therapy in HIV-related Cancers and Palliative Care (Will Chegwidden and Camilla Hawkins).
10 Occupational Therapy in Neuro-oncology (Helen Barrett and Julie Watterson).
11 Occupational Therapy in Hospices and Day Care (Anne Bostock, Shelley Ellis, Sara Mathewson and Lilias Methven).
12 The Use of Creativity as a Psychodynamic Activity (Kathryn Boog).
13 Measuring Occupational Therapy Outcomes in Cancer and Palliative Care (Gail Eva).
Appendices.
Glossary.
Glossary-Abbreviations.
Index.
