Communication as Comfort - Multiple Voices in Palliative Care (Paperback)

This exceptional work explores the complexities of communication at one of the most critical stages of the life experience--during advanced, serious illness and at the end of life. Challenging the predominantly biomedical model that informs much communication between seriously ill and/or dying patients and their physicians, caregivers, and families, Sandra L. Ragan, Elaine M. Wittenberg-Lyles, Joy Goldsmith, and Sandra Sanchez-Reilly pose palliative care--medical care designed to comfort rather than to cure patients--as an antidote to the experience of most Americans at the most vulnerable juncture of their lives. With an author team comprised of three health communication scholars and one physician certified in geriatrics and palliative medicine, this volume integrates the medical literature on palliative care with that of health communication researchers who advocate a biopsychosocial approach to health care. Applying communication theories and insights to illuminate problems and to explain their complexities, the authors advocate a patient-centered approach to care that recognizes and seeks to lessen patients' suffering and the many types of pain they may experience (physical, psychological, social, and spiritual) during life-threatening illness.

General

Imprint:	Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Routledge Communication Series
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Sandra L. Ragan • Elaine M. Wittenberg-Lyles • Joy Goldsmith • Sandra Sanchez-Reilly
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	170
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-5809-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General
LSN:	0-8058-5809-1
Barcode:	9780805858099

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