Occupational Therapy in Oncology and Palliative Care

Jill Cooper has been head occupational therapist for 13 years at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, the largest cancer centre in Europe and world-renowned for its research and treatment of cancer. She has published articles with colleagues on different aspects of clinical areas within oncology and palliative care including radiation-induced brachial plexopathy, outcome measures and specifics of working practice in palliative care. She works alongside other medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals to ensure patients in oncology and palliative care receive the highest standard of care available.

"I would recommend this practical text to both students and professionals in the field."  (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2007)

• List of Contributors ixForeword xiDerek Doyle, MD, OBEPreface xiiiAcknowledgements xivIntroduction xvii1 What is Cancer? 1Jill Cooper2 Challenges Faced by Occupational Therapists in Oncology and Palliative Care 11Jill Cooper3 Occupational Therapy Approach in Symptom Control 27Jill Cooper4 Occupational Therapy in Anxiety Management and Relaxation 41Jill Cooper5 Occupational Therapy in the Management of Breathlessness 51Jill Cooper6 Occupational Therapy and Cancer-Related Fatigue 61Daniel Lowrie7 Client-centred Approach of Occupational Therapy Programme – Case Study 83Gemma Lindsell8 Occupational Therapy in Paediatric Oncology and Palliative Care 107Claire Tester9 Occupational Therapy in HIV-related Cancers and Palliative Care 125Will Chegwidden and Camilla Hawkins10 Occupational Therapy in Neuro-oncology 145Helen Barrett and Julie Watterson11 Occupational Therapy in Hospices and Day Care 161Anne Bostock, Shelley Ellis, Sara Mathewson and Lilias Methven12 The Use of Creativity as a Psychodynamic Activity 175Kathryn Boog13 Measuring Occupational Therapy Outcomes in Cancer and Palliative Care 189Gail EvaAppendices 201Glossary 239Glossary-Abbreviations 247Index 249