Long-term Conditions in Adults at a Glance The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners, for its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. Everything you need to know about Long-term Conditions in Adults at a Glance! The go-to textbook for the treatment and management of long-term conditions in adults In Long-term Conditions in Adults at a Glance, a team of distinguished health and social care professionals deliver concise and engaging contemporary knowledge about health and associated disorders. The textbooks format, which includes visually appealing figures and tables, is particularly beneficial for those who prefer a visual approach to understanding complex concepts. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to the sociological factors associated with long-term conditions, including environmental, housing, and lifestyle factors Comprehensive explorations of patient education and self-management, including behaviour change, health education, and patient responsibility Practical discussions of a variety of long-term conditions, including arthritis, cancer, liver disease, and epilepsy Evaluations of the treatments and management of long-term conditions, including the use of evidence-based practice and chronic pain management Perfect for student nurses, trainee nursing associates and busy healthcare practitioners, Long-term Conditions in Adults at a Glance will also be of value to registered health and care professionals working in acute and primary care. For more information on the complete range of Wiley nursing publishing, please visit: www.wiley.com/edu/nursing To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email All content reviewed by students for students Wiley Health Science books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind. If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to www.reviewnursingbooks.com to find out more.
List of Contributors Preface Part 1 Long-Term Conditions Sociological Factors 1 Determinants of Health Daniela Blumlein, Ian Griffiths 2 Health Inequalities Ian Peate 3 Environmental Factors Giuseppe Leontino 4 Housing Ian Peate 5 Public Health Ian Peate 6 Lifestyle Factors Ian Peate 7 Socioeconomic Status Ian Peate 8 Holistic Needs Assessment Ian Peate Part 2 Patient Education and Self-Management 9 Behavioural Change Barry Hill 10 Health Education Pamela Arasen 11 Patient Responsibility Ian Peate 12 Self-Care and Self-Management Barry Hill 13 Effectively Supporting Carers Rachael Betty 14 Empowerment in Long-Term Conditions Sara Tavares 15 Experts by Experience Sue Tiplady Part 3 Long-Term Conditions 16 Alcohol Dependency Letitsia Wedderburn and Helen Phillips 17 Anorexia Nervosa Tichaona Mubaira 18 Arthritis Emily Ashwell 19 Asthma Barry Hill 20 Angina Barry Hill 21 Anxiety Louise Lingwood 22 Atrial Fibrillation Barry Hill 23 Bipolar Affective Disorder Vishal Jugessur and Angela Childs 24 Bulimia Nervosa Tichaona Mubaira and Lucy Saunders 25 Bronchiectasis Barry Hill 26 Cancer Ian Peate 27 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Roberta Borg 28 Chronic Venous Insufficiency Aby Mitchell 29 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Barry Hill 30 Coronary Artery Disease Sadie Diamond-Fox 31 Chronic Liver Disease Sadie Diamond-Fox 32 Depression Sarah Bisp and Louise Lingwood 33 Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Charlotte Gordon 34 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Charlotte Gordon 35 Dual Diagnosis Letitisia Wedderburn and Daren Bailey 36 Diverticular Disease Claire Ford and Laura Park 37 Epilepsy Ian Peate 38 Heart Failure Barry Hill 39 HIV Ian Peate 40 Hypertension Barry Hill 41 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Claire Ford 42 Multiple Sclerosis Barry Hill 43 Parkinson's Disease Kelley Storey and Annette Hand 44 Peripheral Arterial Disease Aby Mitchell 45 Psoriasis Ian Peate 46 Rheumatoid Arthritis Jane Douglas and Karl Nicholl 47 Sickle Cell Barry Hill 48 Schizophrenia Reuben Pearce and Helen Robson 49 Vascular Dementia Ian Peate 50 Viral Hepatitis Ian Peate 51 Visual Impairment Caitlin Gallon and Claire Ford Part 4 Management of Long-Term Conditions 52 Frameworks of Care Delivery - New Ways of Working Barry Hill 53 Evidence-Based Practice Claire Anderson 54 Leadership and Management Barry Hill 55 Chronic Pain Management Claire Ford and Laura Park 56 End-of-Life Care Jemma McCann and Sara Sinclair 57 Advanced Care Planning Sarah Sinclair
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