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Crossing Over
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Edition:
- 1st Ed.
- Author:
- D. Barnard, A. Towers, P. Boston, and Y. Lambrinidou
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-760227-0
- Doody Core Title Score:
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Crossing Over provides a unique view of patients, families, and their caregivers in the face of incurable illness.
Twenty richly-detailed narratives bring vividly to life the experiences of dying and bereavement, weaving together emotions, physical symptoms, spiritual concerns, and the stresses of family life, as well as the professional and personal challenges of providing hospice and palliative care. Drawing on a variety of qualitative research methods, including participant-observation, interviews, and journal keeping, the narratives depict the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of daily life in patients' homes and in the palliative care unit. Crossing Over moves far beyond conventional case reports in medicine, which typically concentrate narrowly on symptoms and treatments, and beyond clichés about "dying with dignity." It provides intimate views of the anger and fear, tenderness and reconciliation, jealousy and love, unexpected courage and unshakable faith, social support and "falling through the cracks," which are all part of facing death in North American society. It provides an extraordin
Twenty richly-detailed narratives bring vividly to life the experiences of dying and bereavement, weaving together emotions, physical symptoms, spiritual concerns, and the stresses of family life, as well as the professional and personal challenges of providing hospice and palliative care. Drawing on a variety of qualitative research methods, including participant-observation, interviews, and journal keeping, the narratives depict the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of daily life in patients' homes and in the palliative care unit. Crossing Over moves far beyond conventional case reports in medicine, which typically concentrate narrowly on symptoms and treatments, and beyond clichés about "dying with dignity." It provides intimate views of the anger and fear, tenderness and reconciliation, jealousy and love, unexpected courage and unshakable faith, social support and "falling through the cracks," which are all part of facing death in North American society. It provides an extraordin
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- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- D. Barnard, A. Towers, P. Boston, and Y. Lambrinidou
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-760227-0
- Specialty:
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- Geriatrics & Gerontology
- Home Care/Hospice
- Gerontology
- Palliative Medicine
- Pain Management
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st Ed.
- Pages:
- 512
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Doody Core Title Score:
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