Self-management of long-term health conditions / Kate Lorig.
Material type: TextPublisher: Boulder, Colorado : Bull Publishing Company 2014Edition: Third editionDescription: 331 pages ; 28 cmISBN:- 9781936693627 (pbk.) :
- 1936693623
- Self-care, Health
- Long-term care of the sick
- Chronically ill -- Care
- Chronic diseases -- Psychological aspects
- Chronic diseases -- Popular works
- Chronic diseases -- Treatment -- Popular works
- Self-care, Health
- Patient participation
- Chronically ill -- Services for -- Great Britain
- Health and Wellbeing
- Chronic diseases -- Psychological aspects
- Chronically ill -- Care
- Long-term care of the sick
- Self-care, Health
- Social services & welfare, criminology
- Coping with illness & specific conditions
- Diseases & disorders
- 616.044 LOR 23
- RC108
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 616.044 LOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 220104 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview of self-management -- Becoming an active self-manager -- Finding resources -- Understanding and managing common symptoms -- Using your mind to manage symptoms -- Exercise and physical activity for every body -- Exercising for flexibility, strength, and balance: making life easier -- Exercising for endurance: aerobic activities -- Communicating with family, friends, and health care professionals -- Sex and intimacy -- Healthy eating -- Maintaining a healthy weight -- Managing your medicines -- Making informed treatment decisions -- Managing chronic lung disease -- Managing heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke -- Managing arthritis and osteoporosis -- Managing diabetes -- Planning for the future: fears and reality.
Filled with hundreds of proven tips, helpful suggestions and concrete strategies to deal with chronic illness, this book explains how to manage emotions and to live a productive life.