Translating chronic illness research into practice /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Debbie Kralik, Barbara Paterson, Vivien Coates.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Ames, Iowa :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wiley-Blackwell,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xi, 211 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Globalisation of chronic illness research -- Transitional processes and chronic illness -- Translating chronic illness research across the life span -- Assisting people with chronic illness to manage comorbid conditions -- Conceptualisation of self-management -- The relevance of self-management programs for people with chronic disease at risk for disease-related complications -- The potential of technology for providing social support to people and families -- Chronic illness research : translating what we know into what we do -- Future directions.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Translating Chronic Illness Research into Practice presents recent developments in chronic illness research and their implications for clinical practice. It delivers both a synthesis and a critique of current chronic illness research and its applications to chronic illness prevention, treatment and care. It promotes advances in knowledge about chronic illness, including discussion of the future directions for chronic illness research and gaps in present knowledge about effective chronic illness prevention, treatment and care. Key features: Contains contributions from internationally renowned r.
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Translating chronic illness research into practice.