Accommodation for patients and carers during relocation for treatment for leukaemia: a descriptive profile

Patients with haematological disorders and their families must adjust to a wide range of psychosocial stresses, including coming to terms with a life- threatening diagnosis and coping with aggressive and invasive treatment reg imens. The stress of this situation is exacerbated for many patients who mu st relocate to a metropolitan area for specialist treatment. This discussio n presents research findings that indicate that for many of these patients the need for accommodation during relocation for treatment is a problem tha t should be given serious consideration. It is anticipated that this descri ptive profile of a successful response to the problem of accommodation for leukaemia patients will provide useful data for the development of such ser vices elsewhere.