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Book: Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care in Hong Kong: The First Decade

TitlePsychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care in Hong Kong: The First Decade
Editors
Issue Date1999
PublisherHong Kong University Press.
Citation
Fielding, R and Chan, CLW (Eds.). Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care in Hong Kong: The First Decade. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1999 How to Cite?
AbstractAs the evidence-base for clinical practice in the management of life-threatening diseases and care at the end of life increases, it is apparent that psychosocial factors play a most profound role, influencing outcomes at every level from quality of life and satisfaction with clinical services through to duration of survival and mortality. This book documents some, but by no means all, of the developments that have occurred in the past decade in the area of psychosocial oncology and palliative care in Hong Kong. Contributions describing interventions by practitioners involved in service development in nursing, social work and clinical psychology, are complemented by chapters describing academic research and theoretical perspectives. The unique cultural mix of Hong Kong is given rich emphasis in the adaptations made by practitioners and academics to the interventions and theoretical issues outlined. As both a documentation of the efforts of some of those who helped psychosocial oncology and palliative care evolve in Hong Kong, and as a reflection of the need to more critically evaluate the impact of intervention efforts in health care, this volume provides a valuable resource. Nurses, social workers, psychologists and doctors involved in delivering or planning cancer treatment or palliative care will find this book useful. This book challenges many attitudes prevalent in Hong Kong and will, we hope, begin to break some of the taboos that continue to generate unnecessary suffering among the people cared for by our health care systems. The valuable experience documented in these pages can help others build the next generation of services to those with life-threatening illness and those at the end of life.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/121979
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DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.editorFielding, R-
dc.contributor.editorChan, CLW-
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-26T10:55:56Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-26T10:55:56Z-
dc.date.issued1999en_HK
dc.identifier.citationFielding, R and Chan, CLW (Eds.). Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care in Hong Kong: The First Decade. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1999-
dc.identifier.isbn9789622095038-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/121979-
dc.description.abstractAs the evidence-base for clinical practice in the management of life-threatening diseases and care at the end of life increases, it is apparent that psychosocial factors play a most profound role, influencing outcomes at every level from quality of life and satisfaction with clinical services through to duration of survival and mortality. This book documents some, but by no means all, of the developments that have occurred in the past decade in the area of psychosocial oncology and palliative care in Hong Kong. Contributions describing interventions by practitioners involved in service development in nursing, social work and clinical psychology, are complemented by chapters describing academic research and theoretical perspectives. The unique cultural mix of Hong Kong is given rich emphasis in the adaptations made by practitioners and academics to the interventions and theoretical issues outlined. As both a documentation of the efforts of some of those who helped psychosocial oncology and palliative care evolve in Hong Kong, and as a reflection of the need to more critically evaluate the impact of intervention efforts in health care, this volume provides a valuable resource. Nurses, social workers, psychologists and doctors involved in delivering or planning cancer treatment or palliative care will find this book useful. This book challenges many attitudes prevalent in Hong Kong and will, we hope, begin to break some of the taboos that continue to generate unnecessary suffering among the people cared for by our health care systems. The valuable experience documented in these pages can help others build the next generation of services to those with life-threatening illness and those at the end of life.-
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherHong Kong University Press.en_HK
dc.titlePsychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care in Hong Kong: The First Decadeen_HK
dc.typeBooken_HK
dc.identifier.emailFielding, R: fielding@hkusua.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, CLW: cecichan@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.authorityChan, CLW=rp00579en_HK
dc.identifier.hkuros47260en_HK
dc.identifier.spage298en_HK

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