1st Edition
Psychosocial Aspects of End-Stage Renal Disease Issues of Our Times
Edited By Mark A Hardy, John Kiernan, Austin H Kutscher, Lynn Cahill, Alan I Benvenisty
Copyright 1991
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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This thoughtful new book presents strategies for helping end-stage renal disease patients and their families deal with the psychosocial aspects of the chronic long-term illness. Technological advances in the treatment of this disease have offered much hope for improved quality in living which has led caregivers to have a greater concern for preserving the quality of life of their patients. In... Read more
Contents
Introduction: Communication Between the Disciplines in Care of Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease
- Part I: Renal Disease and the Family
- End-Stage Renal Disease: Family Responses
- Families Coping With the Multiple Crises of Chronic Illness
- Is Ignorance Bliss? ESRD Patients’ Reactions to the Question of Spousal Fidelity
- Marital and Family Characteristics of Home and Hospital Dialysis Patients
- Part II: Psychosocial Dimensions of Renal Disease
- Psychological and Social Adaptation of Capd and Center Hemodialysis Patients
- Artificial Organs, Organ Transplantation, and Dealing With Death
- An Integrated Approach to Psychotherapy With the ESRD Population: A Case Presentation
- Illness Intrusiveness and the Psychosocial Impact of End-Stage Renal Disease
- Helping Patients Cope With the Loss of Renal Transplant
- Part III: Ethical Issues in Treatment of Renal Disease
- Dilemmas in Dialysis: Two Bioethical Case Studies
- Passions in the Arena
- Kidney Transplants: A Jewish Perspective
- Promoting Organ Donation Among Memorial Society Members
- Part IV: Staff/Patient Perspectives in Care of Renal Disease
- Dialysis Staff Attitudes Toward Providing End-Stage Care
- Implications for Clinical Anthropology: Skills for Nurses to Use in Dealing With Terminal End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients
- Patient Perceptions of the Hemodialysis Regimen
- AIDS and End-Stage Renal Disease: Issues of Our Times
- Psychosocial Issues in AIDS/ESRD
- Psychosocial Factors in the Care of the Geriatric Nephrology Patient
Biography
Hardy, Mark; Kiernan, John; Kutscher, Austin; Cahill, Lynn; Benvenisty, Alan
