Research Catalog

Title

Providing a palliative care service : towards an evidence base / edited by Nick Bosanquet, Chris Salisbury.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors

• Bosanquet, Nicholas.
• Salisbury, Chris.

Description

ix, 276 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Oxford medical publications

Uniform Title

Oxford medical publications.

Subject

• Health Services Needs and Demand
• Hospice care
• Pain Management
• Palliative Care
• Palliative treatment

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-269) and index.

Contents

Pt. I. Introduction and methodology. 1. Summary. 2. Background / Nick Bosanquet. 3. Aims and objectives. 4. Conduct of the review / Chris Salisbury. 5. Problems of conducting research in palliative care / Emma K. Wilkinson -- Pt. II. The 10 questions. Question 1. Patterns of use of service / Nick Bosanquet. Question 2. Need for palliative care / Peter J. Franks. Question 3. Models of palliative care / Chris Salisbury. Question 4. Costs and benefits / Nick Bosanquet. Question 5. Contemporary models for palliative care nursing / Maria Lorentzon. Question 6. Patient and carer satisfaction / Emma K. Wilkinson. Question 7. Impact on quality of life / Chris Salisbury. Question 8. Wider implications / Anne Naysmith. Question 9. Palliative care in hospital / Suzanne Kite. Question 10. Care for patients with cancer or other conditions / Emma K. Wilkinson -- Pt. III. Conclusions. Implications of the findings for the health services / Nick Bosanquet.

ISBN

0192629913 (pbk.)

LCCN

98040982

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries