by David Barnard (Author), David Barnard (Author), Anna M. Towers (Contributor), Anna Towers (Contributor), Patricia Boston (Contributor), Yanna Lambrinidou (Contributor)
This volume presents a series of case narratives, following individual patients and families throughout the course of illness and death in the context of hospice and palliative care. Using a variety of qualitative research methods, including participant-observation, interviews, and journal-keeping, the experiences, perceptions, and feelings of the patient, the family and a range of caregivers are recorded, providing the reader with rich, multi-textured narratives. Going beyond conventional case reports in Medicine, typically concentrating on symptoms and treatment, these narratives depict how individuals find personal meaning in illness, and how this influences the experience and outcome of care.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 464
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 23 Mar 2000
ISBN 10: 0195123433
ISBN 13: 9780195123432