Palliative care in context: an ethnographic account of the journey from diagnosis to the end of life.

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Palliative care in context: an ethnographic account of the journey from diagnosis to the end of life.

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This thesis provides an ethnographic account of the journey from diagnosis with a life-limiting illness to the end of life. It tracks the lives and eventual deaths of eight people and 83 family members for a period of three and a half years in total. Culture is located as a central element or lens by which to view this journey. The role, function and issues for social work as a profession are discussed in various chapters. The theoretical underpinnings of the thesis are informed by the ecolog...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2010

Creator

Hughes, Catherine Rose

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3813

Related subjects

ethnographic / oncology / cancer / palliative care / dual process model / loss and grief / death and dying / end of life / ecological / hospice / social work / time and place / preparedness for death / grounded theory / prognosis / embodiment.

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