Talking to Cancer Patients and Their Relatives
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 8 December 1994
- ISBN 9780192616050
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages210 pages
- Size 216x138x12 mm
- Weight 279 g
- Language English
- Illustrations line figures, tables 0
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Short description:
Doctors, nurses, and other workers in cancer care are increasingly aware of the need to improve their ability to interact effectively with cancer patients and their relatives, and colleagues. This book focuses primarily on the skills and strategies needed for effective communications between health professionals and patients trying to adapt to a fear-provoking diagnosis and an uncertain future. The practical guidelines have been tested over the years in clinical practice and validated by those using them.
MoreLong description:
Effective communication with patients suffering from cancer and their relatives is essential for providing the best possible standards of care. This practical guide will help you to improve your ability to recognize and respond to the physical, psychological, and spiritual problems which cancer patients experience. For the first time in one volume, practical guidelines which have proven efficiency over years in clinical practice are presented. Real dialogues illustrate a clear model of eliciting, assessing, and responding to patients' needs and concerns with an emphasis primarily on the skills and strategies needed for effective communication between health professionals and patients trying to adapt to a fear-provoking diagnosis and an uncertain future. The book also provides invaluable guidance on how to deal with your own emotional responses to the challenges faced in working with seriously ill people. Everyone who cares for cancer patients will benefit from the sympathetic yet practical advice offered in this book.
This book is not expensive and is very easy to read. It does not claim to give all the answers, but it certainly would help anyone dealing with patients to think about where they fail to communicate. It would be a suitable gift for a team member who needs to develop a little insight.
Table of Contents:
Psychological distress: its recognition and mangement
`Distancing' by health professionals
Patient assessment: structure and content
Patient assessment: skills
Breaking the news to patients
Monitoring progress
Recognizing and handling difficult situations
Handling conflict in cancer care
Talking to relatives
Spiritual issues
Assessing the bereaved
The psychological costs of caring for cancer patients
Training in communication skills
Training resources available
