Caring and well-being a lifeworld approach

Something is missing in contemporary health and social care. Health and illness is often measured in policy documents in economic terms, and clinical outcomes are enmeshed in statistical data, with the patient's experience left to one side. This stimulating book is concerned with how to humanis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Galvin, Kathleen M. (-)
Otros Autores: Les, Todres
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge 2013
Colección:Routledge studies in the sociology of health and illness
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Sumario:Something is missing in contemporary health and social care. Health and illness is often measured in policy documents in economic terms, and clinical outcomes are enmeshed in statistical data, with the patient's experience left to one side. This stimulating book is concerned with how to humanise health and social care and keep the person at the centre of practice.Caring and Well-Being opens by articulating Galvin and Todres' innovative framework for humanising health care and closes with a synthesis of their argument and a discussion of how this can be applied in health
Descripción Física:XVI, 205 p. ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780415504607