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A palliative care resource for professional carers of people with learning disabilities: professional carers of people with learning disabilities should have information on palliative care, in a format that they can relate to, to enable them to care for a resident who has a life-threatening illness in the home environment
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Reddall, Christine (2010) A palliative care resource for professional carers of people with learning disabilities: professional carers of people with learning disabilities should have information on palliative care, in a format that they can relate to, to enable them to care for a resident who has a life-threatening illness in the home environment. European Journal of Cancer Care, Vol.19 (No.4). pp. 469-475. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01072.x ISSN 0961-5423.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01072.x
Abstract
People with learning disabilities who have a life-threatening illness, are as entitled as other members of the population to receive good palliative care in their home of choice. However, professional carers of people with
learning disability are generally unaware of the meaning of palliative care, and how they can access palliative care support. More importantly, they may feel they are not capable of caring for a resident with a lifethreatening
illness in the home environment. This article uses a case study to help illustrate the value of compiling a resource booklet for professional carers of people with learning disabilities. By providing information on palliative care, that is easy to understand and easily accessible, professional carers of these people can have a valuable resource which will enable them to provide general palliative care when needed. (I use the term professional carers to refer to carers who are paid to look after people with learning disabilities either in care homes, or in supported living homes in the general community.)
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Cancer Care | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0961-5423 | ||||
Official Date: | 2010 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.19 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 7 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 469-475 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01072.x | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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