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Chronic Physical Illness: Self Management and Behavioural Interventions

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Manufacturer: Open University Press

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This groundbreaking book provides a much-needed overview of self-management in chronic physical illness. It provides the theoretical and conceptual background to self-management, as well as examining issues related to the delivery of self-management interventions in chronic illness. The chapters systematically review the efficacy and effectiveness of interventions in a range of different chronic conditions, including:

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• Asthma.
• Coronary artery disease.
• Heart failure.
• COPD.
• Hypertension.
• Diabetes.
• Rheumatoid arthritis

. . Authored by a range of leading international authors, each of them experts in the chronic diseases they discuss, the book is key reading for a wide range of health care professionals dealing with individuals with chronic conditions, including nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, health psychologists and occupational therapists. The book concludes by looking at the future of self-management for chronic illness.

. . Contributors: Susan J. Blalock, Debbie Cooke, Angela Coulter, Robert F. DeVellis, Joe Ellins, Maarten J. Fischer, Wendy Hardeman, Eric S. Hart, Paul Higgs, Martin Hyde, Ad A. Kaptein, Kate Lorig, Patrick McGowan, Susan Michie, Debra K. Moser, Serap Osman, Jerry C. Parker, Sheetal Patel, Nina Rieckmann, Margreet Scharloo, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Timothy C. Skinner, Jane R. Smith, Lucia Snoei, Frank J. Snoek, Stephen Sutton, John Weinman, Manuel Paz Yepez


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616
EAN: 9780335217861
ISBN: 0335217869
Label: Open University Press
Manufacturer: Open University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2008-12-01
Publisher: Open University Press
Studio: Open University Press

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