Cancer, Communication and Aging - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1572737549 ISBN 13 : 9781572737549

Editeur : Hampton Press, 2009

Synopsis

The contributors to this volume make convincing cases that communication is an intrinsic element of cancer care and holds unique communicative challenges for older adults. The chapters in the first section focus on some aspect of how older adults deal with issues of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and how their unique identities play a role. The chapters in the second part shift attention to some of the more salient survivorship issues inherent in cancer communication research. The chapters in the third section raise a number of issues that seek to identify issues of cultural values, spirituality, and end-of-life to help patients cope with their internal strife.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This special issue stemmed from a Health, Communication, and Aging Research Symposium on Cancer Communication that examined health communication issues with an emphasis on older adults in cancer communication contexts. The various approaches to understanding cancer communication and aging described herein offer different foci and emphases toward understanding the complex communicative processes surrounding the impact of a cancer diagnosis. The goal is to provide a resource from which researchers and practitioners can draw to achieve better health outcomes via communication. The editors hope that through some of the information derived from this issue, the cancer patient or health care consumer and affected family members may be able to better cope with the new cultural world of life with cancer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hampton Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1572737549
• ISBN 13: 9781572737549
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 348
• Éditeur: Sparks Lisa, O'Hair H.Dan, Kreps Gary L.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible