Cancer care for the whole patient : meeting psychosocial health needs / Committee on Psychosocial Services to Cancer Patients/Families in a Community Setting, Board on Health Care Services ; Nancy E. Adler and Ann E.K. Page, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adler, Nancy E.

Page, Ann (Ann E. K.)

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Psychosocial Services to Cancer Patients/Families in a Community Setting.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Patients--Care--United States.

Cancer.

Cancer--Patients--Services for--United States.

Cancer--Social aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

xxii, 429 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cancer care today often provides state-of-the-science biomedical treatment, but fails to address the psychological and social (psychosocial) problems associated with the illness. This failure can compromise the effectiveness of health care and thereby adversely affect the health of cancer patients. Psychological and social problems created or exacerbated by cancer--including depression and other emotional problems; lack of information or skills needed to manage the illness; lack of transportation or other resources; and disruptions in work, school, and family life--cause additional suffering, weaken adherence to prescribed treatments, and threaten patients' return to health. Today, it is not possible to deliver high-quality cancer care without using existing approaches, tools, and resources to address patients' psychosocial health needs. All patients with cancer and their families should expect and receive cancer care that ensures the provision of appropriate psychosocial health services. Cancer Care for the Whole Patient recommends actions that oncology providers, health policy makers, educators, health insurers, health planners, researchers and research sponsors, and consumer advocates should undertake to ensure that this standard is met.

Contents:

Front Matter

Reviewers

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Tables, Figures, and Boxes

Summary

1 The Psychosocial Needs of Cancer Patients

2 Consequences of Unmet Psychosocial Needs

3 Psychosocial Health Services

4 A Model for Delivering Psychosocial Health Services

5 Implementing the Standard of Care

6 Public- and Private-Sector Policy Support

7 Preparing the Workforce

8 A Research Agenda

Appendixes

Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies

Appendix B: Study Methods

Appendix C: Recommendations from Prior Selected Reports

Index.

Notes:

"Institute of Medicine of the National Academies."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611300142

9780309134163

0309134161

9781281300140

1281300144

9780309111089

0309111080

OCLC:

923278655