Lymphedema Caregiver's Guide: arranging and providing home care - Softcover

Mary Kathleen Kearse; Elizabeth Jane McMahon; Ann B. Ehrlich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976480670 ISBN 13: 9780976480679

Publisher: Lymph Notes, 2009

Synopsis

Caregiver's Guide is the first book to provide detailed instructions for caregivers on all aspects of lymphedema (or lymphoedema) home care including physical care (skin care, simple lymph drainage, compression, exercise, etc.), communications skills and emotional support, and activities of daily living. Caregivers will also learn ways to protect themselves from injury and burnout.

Caregiver's Guide outlines a systematic approach to determining the patient's care needs, arranging care, and coordinating multiple caregivers.

Trained lymphedema caregivers are in short supply now and we face a 'care gap' in the near future as the number of people needing care increases while the pool of potential family caregivers shrinks. This book is an important first step in the process of providing trained caregivers.

This book will help:

• People with lymphedema and their families and friends understand what care is required, locate caregivers and other resources, and navigate the reimbursement maze. This book also covers coordinating multiple caregivers, preparing the home for care, and many other practical topics.
• Caregivers understand lymphedema, their role in lymphedema care, specific skills for providing physical care and emotional support, and how to manage equipment and supplies for home care. They will also learn ways to protect themselves from physical injury and emotional burnout as caregivers.
• Lymphedema therapists work more effectively with their patients and the patient's caregivers.
• Home care planners and administrators understand lymphedema and the special requirements of lymphedema home care.

About this title

Review:

In NLN Lymph Link (Jan 2009), Bonnie Lasinski, MA, PT, CI, CLT-LANA, called this a book "a welcome reference that will compliment the self-care and home management program developed for individual patients by their lymphedema practitioner."

From the Back Cover:

This book fills a longstanding gap in lymphedema management. It is a must read for professional and family caregivers alike.
--Sheila Ridner, PhD, RN

Lymphedema is a chronic condition that affects 3-5 million Americans including 20-40% of cancer survivors and requires daily care. Caregivers improve the quality of life for people with lymphedema through home care and emotional support. Caregiver's Guide is the first book to provide detailed caregiver instructions and a systematic approach to evaluating care needs, arranging care, and coordinating caregivers.

This book will help:

* People with lymphedema and their families and friends understand care needs, locate caregivers, and navigate the reimbursement maze.

* Caregivers understand lymphedema and lymphedema care, how to provide physical care and emotional support, how to manage home care and specific techniques for avoiding physical injury and emotional burnout.

* Lymphedema therapists work more effectively with their patients and the patient's caregivers.

* Home care planners and administrators understand lymphedema and the special requirements of lymphedema home care.

About the Authors
Mary Kathleen Kearse, PT, CLT-LANA, has worked full time with lymphedema patients for eight years and practiced physical therapy for 23 years. She is an active lymphedema educator at local, regional, and international professional meetings.

Elizabeth McMahon, PhD is a clinical psychologist, co-author of Living Well with Lymphedema, author of Overcoming the Emotional Challenges of Lymphedema, and co-editor of Voices of Lymphedema.

Ann Ehrlich, MA is a professional medical writer with secondary lymphedema following breast cancer treatment, co-author of Living Well with Lymphedema, and co-editor of Voices of Lymphedema.

Book shelf categories: Health/Diseases/Lymphedema, Home Health Care, Medical/Internal Medicine, Physical Therapy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lymph Notes
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0976480670
• ISBN 13: 9780976480679
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 472