Clinical Assessment of Human Suffering
Planning Care in the End of Life
Authors: Arantes, Ana Claudia
Free Preview- Clarity and practicality: clear and concise approach, intended for direct clinical application
- Humanistic perspective: addresses the most important feature of palliative care
- Knowledgeable approach: useful for the health practice in refractory social and cultural conditions, with low development of palliative care
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- About this book
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This book is addressed to physicians and other health professionals involved in the assessment and care planning of patients at the end of life. It brings a unique and humanistic view on the challenges of good practice in palliative care. Concepts and definitions, resources and therapeutic alternatives, as well as symptoms of distress in the physical, emotional, family, social and spiritual dimensions are discussed in a clear and practical way, demystifying and dissolving the barriers of this approach.
- About the authors
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Ana Claudia de Lima Quintana Arantes, Graduated in Medicine at the University of São Paulo (1993). Medical Residency in Geriatrics and Gerontology at HCFMUSP (1994-1997) with specialist title SBGG (1997). Postgraduate in Psychology - Interventions in Mourning by Instituto 4 Estações de Psicologia. Postgraduate degree in Palliative Care from the Pallium Institute, University of El Salvador (Argentina) and University of Oxford. Founding partner of the Association Casa do Cuidar, Prática e Ensino em Pallencial Care (2007) Has been working in Palliative Care since 1998.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-3
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The Multidimensional Human Being
Pages 5-10
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Oncological Disease Versus Nononcological Disease: Differences and Similarities in Their Manifestations of Suffering
Pages 11-25
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Evaluation of Suffering in Adults and the Elderly
Pages 27-32
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How Good Conversations Can Be
Pages 33-37
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Clinical Assessment of Human Suffering
- Book Subtitle
- Planning Care in the End of Life
- Authors
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- Ana Claudia Arantes
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-57535-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-57535-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-57533-5
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 97
- Number of Illustrations
- 16 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
- Topics
