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.

List of Contributors ix

Foreword xi
Derek Doyle, MD, OBE

Preface xiii

Acknowledgements xiv

Introduction xvii

1 What is Cancer? 1
Jill Cooper

2 Challenges Faced by Occupational Therapists in Oncology and Palliative Care 11
Jill Cooper

3 Occupational Therapy Approach in Symptom Control 27
Jill Cooper

4 Occupational Therapy in Anxiety Management and Relaxation 41
Jill Cooper

5 Occupational Therapy in the Management of Breathlessness 51
Jill Cooper

6 Occupational Therapy and Cancer-Related Fatigue 61
Daniel Lowrie

7 Client-centred Approach of Occupational Therapy Programme – Case Study 83
Gemma Lindsell

8 Occupational Therapy in Paediatric Oncology and Palliative Care 107
Claire Tester

9 Occupational Therapy in HIV-related Cancers and Palliative Care 125
Will Chegwidden and Camilla Hawkins

10 Occupational Therapy in Neuro-oncology 145
Helen Barrett and Julie Watterson

11 Occupational Therapy in Hospices and Day Care 161
Anne Bostock, Shelley Ellis, Sara Mathewson and Lilias Methven

12 The Use of Creativity as a Psychodynamic Activity 175
Kathryn Boog

13 Measuring Occupational Therapy Outcomes in Cancer and Palliative Care 189
Gail Eva

Appendices 201

Glossary 239

Glossary-Abbreviations 247

Index 249