| Description |
xv, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Preventing and managing chronic illness : an overview -- Chronic illness : improving nursing practice through research / Sandra G. Funk and Elizabeth M. Tornquist -- Closing the gap between information and action / Martha N. Hill -- Promoting healthier behaviors / Joanne S. Harrell and Jennifer Leeman -- Self management in chronic illness / Kate Lorig -- Interplay of biology, environment, and behavior in the prevention and management of chronic illness / Mary T. Champagne. |
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Part II. Preventing chronic illness -- Identification of high-risk adolescents for interventions to lower blood pressure / Janet C. Meininger, Patricia Liehr, William H. Mueller ... [et al.] -- School-based interventions to improve the health of children with multiple cardiovascular risk factors / Joanne S. Harrell, Stuart A. Gansky, Robert G. McMurray ... [et al.] -- Regular physical activity in older African Americans / Julie Fleury, Joanne S. Harrell, and Brenda Cobb -- Maintenance of regular physical activity in working women / Barbara J. Speck -- Decreasing cancer fatalism among rural elders / Barbara D. Powe and Sally Weinrich -- Early interventions with children : a systems approach / Rachel Stevens and Peter A. Margolis -- Development of a public health nurse-delivered cholesterol intervention program / Thomas C. Keyserling, Alice S. Ammerman, Jan R. Atwood ... [et al.]. |
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Part III. The illness experience -- Transitions and challenges : revival and uncertainty for persons living with HIV or AIDS / Dale E. Brashers, Judith L. Neidig, Linda K. Dobbs ... [et al.] -- Heart failure : living with uncertainty / Charlene A. Winters -- Self-care decision making in clients with diabetes and hypertension / JoAnne Weiss -- "Just worn out": a qualitative study of HIV-related fatigue / Julie Barroso -- Maximizing health for those with multiple sclerosis / Alexa K. Stuifbergen, Anne Seraphine, and Greg Roberts -- Insufficient access to elderly patients' advance directives in the emergency department / Debbie Travers, Diane Kjervik, and Laurence Katz. |
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Part IV. Illness/disease management -- Effects of exercise on fatigue : aerobic fitness and disease activity in persons with rheumatoid arthritis / Geri B. Neuberger, Allan N. Press, Herbert B. Lindsley ... [et al.] -- Helping patients with localized prostate cancer : managing after treatment / Merle H. Mishel, Barbara B. Germino, Michael Belyea ... [et al.] -- Management of problematic behavioral symptoms associated with dementia : a cognitive developmental approach / Mary Ann Matteson, Adrianne D. Linton, Brenda L. Cleary ... [et al.] -- Patient knowledge and self-efficacy for diabetes management : impact of home care nurse interventions / Cynthia Fryhling Corbett -- HIV self-care management by African-American mothers / Margaret S. Miles, Diane Holditch-Davis, and Beth Black -- Survey of leading chronic disease management programs / Edward H. Wagner, Connie Davis, Judith Schaefer ... [et al.]. |
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Part V. Caregiving -- Coping with chronic illness : lessons from AIDS caregivers / Susan Folkman -- Effects of an abilities-focused program of morning care on residents who have dementia and on caregivers / Donna L. Wells, Pamela Dawson, Souraya Sidani ... [et al.] -- Family involvement in care : negotiated family-staff partnerships in special care units for persons with dementia / Meridean L. Maas, David Reed, Janet P. Specht ... [et al.] -- Limiting developmental regression in hospitalized children with chronic conditions by supporting parents / Sharon Ogden Burke, Elizabeth Kauffmann, Margaret B. Harrison ... [et al.] -- Effects of a parent education program on the coping and stress levels of parents with chronic conditions / Connie J. Canam. |
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Part VI. Applying research to practice -- Strategies for using research to improve care / Linda R. Cronenwett and Jennifer Leeman. |
| Subject |
Chronic diseases -- Prevention.
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Health promotion.
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| Added Author |
Funk, Sandra G.
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| ISBN |
0826113524 |
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