Comfort Theory and Practice: A Vision for Holistic Health Care and ResearchI am most excited and impressed with the scope and focus of this work. As I began to read it, I had trouble putting it down. It is highly readable, engaging, all-inclusive, and most informative. I am honored and delighted to recommend this text for all nurses who cared for and care about patients. This book places comfort at the forefront of nursing care, by presenting a carefully researched theory of comfort that nurses can use as a framework for practice. Engagingly written, the book combines a first-person account of the development of the theory with supporting research, and practical information for its application. Kolcaba analyzes the concept of comfort; describes its physical, psychospiritual, environmental and sociocultural components; evaluates its meaning in the many different contexts in which health care occurs; and describes how it can be measured. The appendix includes comfort care questionnaires that can be used with patients in many settings, and a comfort scale that can be used with patients for a quick assessment of comfort. Clinicians, researchers, educators, and students will find this holistic approach helpful in setting priorities and parameters for patient care. |
Contents
The Seeds of Inquiry | 1 |
The Mission | 19 |
Measuring Comfort | 37 |
Philosophical Perspectives | 59 |
Theoretical Explorations | 75 |
Attributes of Comfort | 89 |
The Experiments | 111 |
The Ethics of Comfort Care | 129 |
Radiation TherapyComfort Questionnaire | 219 |
Comfort Lines | 223 |
PeriOperative Comfort Questionnaire | 225 |
Modified Karnofsky Performance Status Scale | 227 |
Hospice Comfort Questionnaire Patient | 229 |
American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses | 233 |
International Council of Nurses ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses | 235 |
FAQs From The Comfort Line | 239 |