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The invisible work of home palliative care support teams Volume 21, numéro 1, Mars 2003

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Groupe Image - ENSP, et DIES, filiale de la Fondation de l’Avenir pour la Recherche Médicale Appliquée, 17, avenue de Choisy, 75013 Paris, FRANCE
  • Page(s) : 35-64
  • Année de parution : 2003

Medical care of the dying patient is shaped by a specific model, the palliative care model. Born 30 years ago in Great Britain, this model has spread in the health care system across western countries. In France, its spread is mainly supported by small specialised teams gatthering physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers who afford consultance, training, support to health care workers and lay carers. This paper presents a research based on monographs of three home palliative care support teams. This text emphasises the invisible work relying on a typology of activities, their context and objectives. Copyright John Libbey Eurotext 2003.