Among Friends: Hospice Care for the Person with AIDS - Paperback

This valuable guide shows how hospice can provide compassionate, palliative care to meet the medical, psychological, and spiritual needs of persons with AIDS and those who love them; it offers a detailed discussion of the history and philosophy of hospice care; the medical challenges and psychological issues involved in the treatment of AIDS patients during the painful, debilitating final stages of the disease; and the costs of medical and pain-relieving care. Hospice is shown to be more attuned to the special needs of AIDS patients as well as far more cost-effective in most cases than acute-care hospitals.Patients, loved ones, and all advocates of the rights and dignity of persons with AIDS will find Among Friends an indispensable resource.

• | Author: Robert W. Buckingham
• | Publisher: Prometheus Books
• | Publication Date: Mar 01, 1992
• | Number of Pages: 191 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0879757590
• | ISBN-13: 9780879757595