| Description |
xx, 572 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction to chronicity in Canada -- Models of care -- The illness experience -- Stigma -- Adaptation -- Social isolation -- Body image -- Quality of life -- Uncertainty -- Sexuality -- Powerlessness -- Self-care and self-management -- Client and family education -- Chronic illness and the family -- Health promotion -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Home health care -- Long-term care -- Hospice palliative care -- Rehabilitation |
| Summary |
Adapted from our best-selling text, Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention, Eighth Edition by Pamala D. Larsen and Ilene Morof Lubkin, this text includes recent definitions and models of care aimed towards chronic disease management (CDM) currently used in Canada. Canadian and global perspectives on chronic illness management are addressed throughout the text, and chapters on the role of primary health care in chronic care, family nursing, global health, and chronic illness are included to address the needs of nursing curriculum standards in Canada |
| Notes |
Adaptation of: Chronic illness : impact and interventions / edited by Ilene Morof Lubkin, Pamala D. Larsen. 8th ed. c2013 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Chronic diseases -- Canada -- Psychological aspects.
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Chronically ill -- Medical care.
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Long-term care of the sick -- Canada.
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Chronic Disease.
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Health Services for the Aged.
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Long-Term Care.
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| SUBJECT |
Canada. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002170 |
| Author |
Kramer-Kile, Marnie
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Osuji, Joseph C
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| ISBN |
144968744X |
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9781449687441 |
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