Full Description
The Textbook of Palliative Care Communication is the authoritative text on communication in palliative care, providing a compilation of international and interdisciplinary perspectives. This volume was uniquely developed by an interdisciplinary editorial team to address an array of providers including physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains, and it unites clinicians with academic researchers interested in the study of communication. By featuring practical conversation and curriculum tools stemming from research, this text integrates scholarship and inquiry into translatable content that others can use to improve their practice, teach skills to others, and engage in patient-centered communication. The volume begins by defining communication, explicating debatable issues in research, and highlighting specific approaches to studying communication in a palliative care context. Chapters focus on health literacy and cultural communication, patient and family communication, barriers and approaches to discussing palliative care with specific patient populations, pain, life support, advance care planning, and quality of life topics such as sexuality, spirituality, hope, and grief. Team communication in various care settings is outlined, and current research and education for healthcare professionals are summarized. Unique to this volume are chapters on conducting communication research, both qualitatively and quantitatively, to promote further research in palliative care.
Contents
Chapter 1: Overview of Communication ; Chapter 2: A Historical Perspective of Palliative Care Communication ; Chapter 3: Transactional Communication ; Chapter 4: Consumer Communication and Public Messaging about Palliative Care ; Chapter 5: Communication Ethics ; Chapter 6: Communication in Palliative Social Work ; Chapter 7: Communication in Palliative Medicine ; Chapter 8: Communication in Palliative Nursing ; Chapter 9: Communication in Palliative Care Chaplaincy ; Chapter 10: Communication in Clinical Psychology ; Chapter 11: Cultural Humility ; Chapter 12: Health Literacy and Communication in Palliative Care ; Chapter 13: Patient- and family-centered written communication in the palliative care setting ; Chapter 14: Health Disparities ; Chapter 15: The Role of Communication and Information in Symptom Management ; Chapter 16: Patient Experience of Illness ; Chapter 17: Family Member Experience of Caregiving ; Chapter 18: Family Caregiver Communication Goals and Messages ; Chapter 19: Cultural Considerations in Palliative Care and Serious Illness ; Chapter 20: Family Conversations about In-Home and Hospice Care ; Chapter 21: COPD and Heart Disease ; Chapter 22: Oncology Across the Trajectory ; Chapter 23: Transplantation and Organ Donation ; Chapter 24: Communication Challenges in Providing Advance Care Planning for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS ; Chapter 25: Homeless, Mentally-ill, and Drug-Addicted Patients ; Chapter 26: Seriously Ill Veterans ; Chapter 27: Neonatal and Pediatrics ; Chapter 28: LGBT Communication ; Chapter 29: Patient-Centered Communication ; Chapter 30: Care Coordination and Transitions in Care ; Chapter 31: Trust, Hope and Miracles ; Chapter 32: Physical Pain and Symptoms ; Chapter 33: Complementary and Alternative Medicine ; Chapter 34: Redefining Comfort Measures: Communicating about Life Support, Artificial Hydration, and Nutrition ; Chapter 35: Advance Care Planning ; Chapter 36: Palliative Care Communication and Sexuality ; Chapter 37: Spiritual Communication ; Chapter 38: Grief Reactions ; Chapter 39: Team Communication in the Acute Care Setting ; Chapter 40: Team Communication in the Outpatient Care Setting ; Chapter 41: Team Communication in the Hospice Setting ; Chapter 42: Team Communication in the Nursing Home Setting ; Chapter 43: Communication Education for Physicians ; Chapter 44: Communication Education for Nurses ; Chapter 45: Communication Education for Social Workers ; Chapter 46: Communication Education for Chaplains ; Chapter 47: Interprofessional Education ; Chapter 48: Qualitative Communication Research ; Chapter 49: Quantitative Communication Research ; Chapter 50: The State of the Science on Palliative Care Communication
