コルカバ・コンフォ－ト理論：理論の開発過程と実践への適用 Comfort Theory and Practice : A Vision for Holistic Health Care and Research

Kolcaba, Katharine

Springer Publishing Co Inc（2002/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780826116338
• DDC分類 615.5

基本説明

邦訳：医学書院・2008年。複合的かつ豊かで、尊重されるべき優れた概念である「コンフォート」を、看護実践に適用可能な中範囲理論として平易に解説。
Text provides a framework for practice with special emphasis on patient comfort. Provides a first-person account of the development of comfort-based nursing theory and practical information for its application.

Full Description

I am most excited and impressed with the scope and focus of this work. As I began to read it, I had trouble putting it down. It is highly readable, engaging, all-inclusive, and most informative.
Jean Watson, RN, PhD, HNC, FAAN


I am honored and delighted to recommend this text for all nurses who cared for and care about patients.
from the Foreword by May Wykle, RN, PhD, FAAN


This book places comfort at the forefront of nursing care, by presenting a carefully researched theory of comfort that nurses can use as a framework for practice. Engagingly written, the book combines a first-person account of the development of the theory with supporting research, and practical information for its application. Kolcaba analyzes the concept of comfort; describes its physical, psychospiritual, environmental and sociocultural components; evaluates its meaning in the many different contexts in which health care occurs; and describes how it can be measured. The appendix includes comfort care questionnaires that can be used with patients in many settings, and a comfort scale that can be used with patients for a quick assessment of comfort. Clinicians, researchers, educators, and students will find this holistic approach helpful in setting priorities and parameters for patient care.

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
The Seeds of Inquiry
The Mission
Measuring Comfort
Philosophical Perspectives
Theoretical Explorations
Attributes of Comfort
The Experiments
The Ethics of Comfort Care
Mission Updated
Visions of Comfort for the Future

References
Appendices
Appendix A: General Comfort Questionnaire
Appendix B: Radiation Therapy Comfort Questionnaire
Appendix C: Comfort Lines
Appendix D: Peri-Operative Comfort Questionnaire
Appendix E: Modified Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
Appendix F: Hospice Comfort Questionnaire
Appendix G: American Nurses Association Code of Ethics
Appendix H: International Council of Nurses Code for Nurses
Appendix I: FAQs from The Comfort Line
Glossary
Index