Long-Term Conditions A Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals

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ISBN: 9781444332490 | 144433249X
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Copyright: 4/18/2011

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LongTerm Conditions is a comprehensive textbook for all nursing and health care students and practitioners, that explores the key issues surrounding caring for patients with chronic diseases or long term conditions. Divided into three sections, this book explores living with a longterm condition; empowerment; and care management. Rather than being disease focused, it looks key issues and concepts which unify many different longterm conditions, including psychological and social issues that make up a considerable part of living with a longterm condition. Within each of the chapters, issues of policy, culture and ethics are intertwined, and case studies are used throughout, linking the concepts to specific diseases. Key features: A comprehensive textbook on the principles and practice of caring for people with long term conditions Userfriendly in style with learning outcomes, further reading, useful websites, and case studies throughout linking to specific conditions

Sue Randall is Senior Lecturer and Pathway Leader for Long-term Conditions in the Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Care at Coventry University, where she teaches across pre-registration, undergraduate and post graduate nursing.

Helen Ford is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Care at Coventry University. Her main responsibility is pre-registration and undergraduate teaching. Helen has experience of both caring for and teaching about patients with long-term conditions.

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Introduction
Living With A Long-Term Condition
Nutrition
Introduction
Nutrition in context
What is nutrition?
Basics of nutrition
How much do we need to eat?
Assessing dietary intake
Assessing nutritional status
Nutrition problems in long-term conditions
Conclusion
References
Further reading
Resources
Chronic Pain: Living with Chronic Pain
Introduction
Causes and pathology of pain
Types of chronic pain
Incidence of chronic non-malignant pain
Psychology and social considerations in chronic pain
The impact of pain
Chronic pain assessment
Interventions to manage chronic pain
Conclusion
References
Further reading
Organisations in the United Kingdom who may offer support
Depression and Long-term Conditions
Introduction
What is depression?
Recognition of depression as co-morbidity with long-term physical conditions
Prevalence of depression as co-morbidity with long-term physical conditions
Diagnosis of depression
Treatment for depression
Conclusion
References
Further reading
Empowerment
Adaptation in Long-Term Conditions: The Role of Stigma Particularly in Conditions that Affect Appearance.(Andrew R Thompson)
Introduction
LTC, Visible difference, disfigurement and body-image
Psychosocial, social and cultural impact of living with an LTC affecting appearance
Stigmatisation and LTCs
Psychosocial interventions
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Resources
Further reading
Self-Management in Long-term Conditions
Introduction
Context
Historical perspective
Self-care and self-management
Co-creating health initiative (CCH)
Underpinning theories
Conclusion
References
Resources
Further reading
Assistive Technology - A Means of Empowerment
Introduction
Policy background
Defining key terms
Whole system demonstrators
Ethical issues
Workforce design, education and training
A technological future?
Conclusion
References
Resources
Further reading
Risk and Empowerment in Long-term Conditions
Introduction
Risk in context - the bigger picture
Wider views of risk and empowerment
Empowerment
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Further reading
Care Management
Care Coordination for Effective Long-term Condition Management
Introduction
Population contexts in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in relation to LTCs
Care coordination
Broad theoretical frameworks of care delivery
Service delivery models
New ways of working
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Resources
Further reading
Rehabilitation in Long-term Conditions
Introduction
Definitions and concepts of rehabilitation
The role of rehabilitation in the context of managing LTCs
Models and theories informing rehabilitation
Teams and teamwork in rehabilitation
The principles and process of rehabilitation for people with LTCs
Outcome measures and evaluation
References
Resources
Further reading
Palliative Care in Long-term Conditions: Pathways to Care
Introduction
What is palliative care?
What is end of life care?
Illness trajectories
Family and carers
Dying from LTCs
End of life symptoms and management of symptoms
Policies
Models of care
Spirituality
Conclusion
References
Resources
Further reading
Index
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