Dying with comfort : family illness narratives and early palliative care

• Main Author: Wittenberg-Lyles, Elaine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cresskill, N.J. : Hampton Press, c2010
• Series: Health communication
• Subjects: paliativní péče; nevyléčitelně nemocní; umírající; umírání; rodinné vztahy; palliative care; incurables; dying; family relations; studie; studies
• ISBN: 9781572739857
• Physical Description: xv, 280 s. : il. ; 24 cm

Table of Contents:

• The palliative care imperative for families
• Palliative care communication and training
• Application of family communication theory to end-of-life care
• The isolated journey
• The rescued journey
• The comforted journey
• The comfort initiative