Journal article
SOCIAL WORK IN HOME DIALYSIS
Abstract
This paper describes the author's 2-year experience as a social worker in a home dialysis training center. The experience is reviewed in relation to current trends in health care: greater recognition of the patient's emotional response; more patient responsibility for treatment; increased communication among various professions and between the health care team and patients; rehabilitation of chronically ill patients; and decentralized delivery …
Authors
Palmer SE
Journal
Social Work in Health Care, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 363–384
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
August 14, 1978
DOI
10.1300/j010v03n04_01
ISSN
0098-1389