| Among Friends: Hospice Care for the Person with AIDS Contributor(s): Buckingham, Robert W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879757205 ISBN-13: 9780879757205 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $30.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1992 Annotation: A leading community health-care specialist discusses the medical, social, and personal needs of AIDS patients as they reach the final stages of this fatal disease and what needs to be done within the current hospice care system to help these desperately ill persons die comfortably and with dignity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Terminal Care - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Caregiving |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 91045568 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.29" W x 9.32" (1.02 lbs) 191 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This valuable guide shows how hospice can provide compassionate, palliative care to meet the medical, psychological, and spiritual needs of persons with AIDS and those who love them; it offers a detailed discussion of the history and philosophy of hospice care; the medical challenges and psychological issues involved in the treatment of AIDS patients during the painful, debilitating final stages of the disease; and the costs of medical and pain-relieving care. Hospice is shown to be more attuned to the special needs of AIDS patients as well as far more cost-effective in most cases than acute-care hospitals. Patients, loved ones, and all advocates of the rights and dignity of persons with AIDS will find Among Friends an indispensable resource. |