| Description |
xvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Sociology and nursing practice series |
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Sociology and nursing practice series.
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: 11.Obesity: a long term condition? / Sarah Earle -- 12.Heartsink patients and intractable conditions / Elaine Denny -- Concluding reflections / Elaine Denny / Sarah Earle |
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Machine generated contents note: Pt. I Introduction / Sarah Earle / Elaine Denny -- 1.Chronic illness, disability and the politics of health / Sarah Earle / Elaine Denny -- 2.Long term conditions, policy and practice / Alistair Hewison / David Cox -- 3.Researching people with long term conditions / Gayle Letherby -- Pt. II Introduction / Elaine Denny / Sarah Earle -- 4.'It takes your breath away': the social setting of COPD / Tom Heller -- 5.Coronary heart disease: moving from acute to long-term accounts / Lesley Lockyer -- 6.Policy and practice for diabetes care / Cathy E. Lloyd / T. Chas Skinner -- 7.'Getting to know myself': changing needs and gaining knowledge among people with cancer / Jonathan Tritter -- 8.HIV/AIDS: a highly stigmatized long term condition / Erica Richardson -- 9.Witness and duty: answering the call to speak for dementia sufferers in advanced illness / Pauline Savy -- 10.Social perspectives on depression / Ann Mitchell / Sarah Earle / Elaine Denny -- |
| Summary |
"In recent years there have been major developments in how long term conditions are managed and so it is important nurses understand the rationale behind policy initiatives and their implications for practice. This timely book provides a unique examination of the sociology surrounding long term conditions and the experiences of the patients who have them. It examines the social context of chronic illness and contains individual chapters on the common long term conditions present in the United Kingdom today." --Book Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Long-term care of the sick -- Sociological aspects.
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Nursing -- Sociological aspects.
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Social medicine.
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Chronic Disease -- nursing.
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Long-Term Care -- psychology.
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Nursing Theory.
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Sociology, Medical.
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| Author |
Denny, Elaine.
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Earle, Sarah, 1972-
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| ISBN |
0230516467 (paperback) |
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9780230516465 (paperback) |
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