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This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview on palliative care for patients with hematologic malignancies and other serious blood disorders. The text reviews the unique needs of this patient population, management strategies for hematologists/oncologists and palliative care clinician collaboration, and issues salient to the provision of palliative care, including communication, decision-making, advance care planning, symptom management, ethics, and nursing considerations. The book also spotlights special hematology populations, such as pediatric and older adult patients, and issues pertaining to the care of patients with blood disorders at the end of life.
Divided into four sections, this book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview on palliative care for patients with hematologic malignancies and other serious blood disorders.
Written by experts in the field, Palliative Care for Hematologic Malignancies and Serious Blood Disorders: A Clinical Guide is a valuable resource that will support and guide clinicians as they care for this patient population and address their particular needs.
Pages i-xiii
Pages 1-2
Front Matter
Pages 3-3
Pages 5-21
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Pages 23-36
Serious Blood Disorders: A Focus on Sickle Cell Disease and Hemophilia
Pages 37-54
Pages 55-67
Front Matter
Pages 69-69
Pages 71-81
Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care Collaboration
Pages 83-92
Hematologic Malignancy and Palliative Care Integration in the Outpatient Setting
Pages 93-101
Front Matter
Pages 103-103
Communication Throughout the Illness Trajectory
Pages 105-113
Decision-Making Involvement Throughout the Illness Trajectory
Pages 115-124
Advance Care Planning in Hematologic Malignancies and Other Serious Blood Disorders
Pages 125-138
Measuring Quality of Life and Health-Related Quality of Life
Pages 139-151
Pain Syndromes of Hematologic Malignancies
Pages 153-167
Symptoms in Advanced Hematologic Malignancies and Other Serious Hematologic Conditions
Pages 169-196
Pages 197-203
Pages 205-218
Multicultural and Spiritual Considerations
Pages 219-228
Ethical Considerations in Palliative Care
Pages 229-241
Advancing the Field through Research
Pages 243-252
Front Matter
Pages 253-253
Palliative Care for Special Populations: Pediatrics
Pages 255-271
Palliative Care for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs)
Pages 273-283
Caregivers of Patients with Hematologic Malignancies
Pages 285-298
Front Matter
Pages 299-299
Pages 301-314
Care of the Imminently Dying Patient with a Hematologic Malignancy or Serious Blood Disorder
Pages 315-326
Bereavement in Hematologic Malignancies and Serious Blood Disorders
Pages 327-344
Pages 345-355
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