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caring for the terminally ill patient
caring for the terminally ill patient Caring for the terminally ill People who are suffering from a terminal illness such as cancer or AIDS can suffer mental health problems for many reasons, such as pain, fear of dying and sadness at leaving behind loved ones. You can help promote mental health by: • caring for the terminally […]
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Literature on psychiatric patient satisfaction and dissatisfaction
The emerging body of satisfaction research about mental health services has commonly adopted a needs-assessment approach. This has usually assessed patient satisfaction according to ‘normative need’; that is need defined by an acknowledged expert and typically ascertained by means of standardized assessment tools. These approaches have been linked to the emphasis on ‘quality assurance’, which […]
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Patient Compliance Issues
The workplace may pose psychosocial issues that hinder patients’ return to workand symptom abatement. If there is low job satisfaction, conflict with supervisorsor coworkers, or the perception of high job demand and low probability of return to work by the patient, these issues are best addressed by open communicationbetween the employer and the employee/patient. Physicians […]
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