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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797994203321

Autore

Switankowsky Irene S.

Titolo

A patient-centered approach for the chronically-ill / / Irene S. Switankowsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7618-6627-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (84 p.)

Disciplina

616.029

Soggetti

Terminal care

Palliative treatment

Terminal care - Decision making

Medical personnel and patient

Communication in medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Part I -- ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 The Nature of Chronic Illness -- ch. 3 Patient-Related Problems when Dealing with a Chronic Illness -- ch. 4 Physician-Related Problems when Dealing with a Chronic Illness -- Part II -- ch. 5 Empathic Physician-Patient Communication -- ch. 6 Effective Physician-Patient Understanding -- ch. 7 Successful Decision-Making -- ch. 8 Developing an Effective Physician-Patient Relationship -- ch. 9 A Humane Patient-Centered Approach.

Sommario/riassunto

A Patient-Centered Approach to the Chronically-Ill addresses the unique needs of chronically-ill patients and the challenges they present for medical doctors. This book features four principles of the patient-centered approach that can be used by physicians in treating chronically-ill patients.