title: The treatment of the hospice patient: from occupational history to occupational role.
abstract: The nature of hospice care, particularly from the point of view of the occupational therapist, is presented in respect to the treatment of a 26-year-old patient. This case study demonstrates the role of the occupational therapist in helping a patient deal with his feelings of isolation, in helping him cope with severe physical limitations to maintain a maximum level of independence, and in helping him to deal with relationships with his fiance, family, and friends. The reader is given a sense of the quality of communication between therapist and patient. Finally, a view of what the therapist can expect realistically when offering hospice care is considered.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012934:Social Isolation