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How can we accept that we should stop smoking, follow a diet, exercise or take medication? The aim of this book is to describe the mechanisms of patient adherence to long-term therapies, the improvement of which, according to the World Organisation...

This pioneering book on the doctor-patient alliance how important are the principles underlying shared decision-making and how to transform these principles into clinical practice. Dr Shawn Christopher Shea, an internationally acclaimed author, has an excellent ability to see...

This book summarises the literature on adherence to recommendations for a range of specific health behaviours. It provides a comprehensive resource for conceptualising, intervening and measuring adherence to treatment recommendations and synthesises research...

Virtually all medical and behavioural health therapies require at least some degree of patient adherence to be successful. Despite the link between health behaviours and outcomes, little attention has been paid to developing...

The book examines the concept of palliative care as a holistic human right from the perspective of multiple aspects of faith, ideology, culture and nationality. Combining a humanities-based approach, chapters include detailed discussions of spirituality,...

Every year, millions of people resolve to adopt a better diet, exercise more or lose weight, but doctors know that the likelihood of patients developing new health behaviours and maintaining them is low. In fact, studies show that between 25 and 50 per cent...

This book addresses a variety of ethical issues that arise in the care of oncology patients. Many volumes have been written on medical ethics over the past 30 years. However, few have focused on ethical issues specific to the care of ...

This book is a comprehensive guide to medication adherence designed for healthcare professionals. Both doctors and pharmacists can benefit from the text by author Hayden Bosworth, who explains the details and reasons for non-adherence....

Death is a natural part of life. However, it has recently become a painful, protracted, humiliating process that is often inappropriate for the patient and places an undue financial and emotional burden on the family. Around 22 per cent of all ...

This book provides the best available information on current healthcare priorities around the world. It describes the methods currently used in the six countries leading the process and compiles the differences between them. It shows how, with the exception of...

This analysis of end-of-life decision-making offers a broader perspective than that found in the extensive existing literature on the subject, offering an international comparison. Experts from twelve countries analyse the issues surrounding death ...

Enormous global resources are devoted to the delivery of therapeutic interventions, from diet and lifestyle advice to complex surgeries. In all cases, regardless of the intervention, unless the recipient is involved in the process and understands the...

This book is an informative and practical guide for anyone involved in the care of the seriously and chronically ill or dying. The relationship between spirituality and medicine has recently received much attention in both the scientific and lay press,...

Patients who use over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medicines often do not take their medicines as intended, sometimes to the detriment of their health and wellbeing. These common problems cause health professionals to worry about how to make sure...

This book is a unique look at patients, families and their carers as they strive together to provide comfort and hope in the face of terminal illness. Narratives weave together the emotions, physical symptoms, spiritual issues and stresses of family life, as well as...