| A Patient-Centered Approach to Medicine for the Terminally-Ill Contributor(s): Switankowsky, Irene S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761853383 ISBN-13: 9780761853381 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $36.62 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Applied Psychology - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 362.175 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.01" W x 8.97" (0.34 lbs) 94 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Given our aging population, there will sadly be an increasing number of terminally-ill patients over the next ten to twenty years. A Patient-Centered Approach to Medicine for the Terminally-Ill explains that a more humane patient-centered approach is necessary to ensure that terminally-ill patients are cared for effectively at the end of life. It is a well-known fact that terminally-ill patients are very difficult to care for by their physicians and other medical specialists, and paternalism is no longer a viable way of caring for the terminally-ill. In this book, Switankowsky argues that there are five conditions for physicians to bring about patient-centered medicine. These are: effective physician-patient disclosure of treatments, successful decision-making, effective communication, development of effective physician-patient relationships, and advance directives. By following these five necessary conditions, physicians could ensure that all terminally-ill patients die with some degree of dignity and are given essential, humane care until the end of their days. |