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Through the Patient's Eyes: Understanding and Promoting Patient-Centered Care

ISBN: 978-0-7879-6220-3
Paperback
360 pages
May 2002, Jossey-Bass
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Preface

The Editors

Other Contributors

1 Introduction: Medicine and Health from the Patient's Perspective 1

2 Treating Patients as Individuals 19

3 Coordinating Care and Integrating Services 45

4 Overcoming the Barrier of Words 72

5 Innovations in Patient-Centered Education 96

6 Enhancing Physical Comfort 119

7 Providing Effective Emotional Support 154

8 Involving and Supporting Family and Friends 178

9 Facilitating the Transition Out of the Hospital 204

10 Culture, Leadership, and Service in the Patient-Centered Hospital 227

11 Promoting the Doctor's Involvement in Care 260

12 Rebuilding Public Trust and Confidence 280

Afterword 299

Name Index 301

Subject Index 311

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