Living with a long-term illness / Frankie Campling, Michael Sharpe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campling, Frankie, author.

Sharpe, Michael, 1941- author.

Series:

Facts.

Oxford scholarship online.

The facts

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic diseases--Treatment--Popular works.

Chronic diseases.

Chronically ill--Rehabilitation--Popular works.

Chronically ill.

Self-care, Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All long-term illnesses, whatever their diagnosis, have much in common. This text identifies the challenges posed by illness and suggests a variety of ways to meet these. The authors offer self-help strategies and tools to enable you to become expert at managing your own illness and learning how best to deal with it.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Section 1 Long-term illness and you; 1 What is long-term (chronic) illness?; 2 Long-term illness as a journey; 3 Gathering information and becoming an 'expert patient'; 4 Managing disease; 5 Managing illness; 6 Keeping going with a self-management programme; 7 Using complementary/alternative medicine (CAM); Section 2 Managing physical/biological problems; 8 Managing fatigue; 9 Managing pain; 10 Using activity and exercise; 11 Improving your sleep; 12 Managing bladder and/or bowel problems; 13 Looking after your general health; 14 Eating well and wisely

Section 3 Managing emotional issues15 Setting goals for yourself; 16 Dealing with problems; 17 Building pleasure into your life; 18 Living with uncertainty; 19 Managing your thinking; 20 Managing your self-esteem; 21 Managing your emotions; 22 Managing severe anxiety, panic or depression; 23 Getting psychological help; Section 4 Managing interpersonal problems; 24 Relationships and communication; 25 Caring and being cared for; 26 Improving your personal relationships; 27 Your relationship with your doctors; Section 5 Managing practical problems; 28 Improving your quality of life

29 Getting practical and financial assistance30 Thinking about the future; Summary; Appendix 1 The DISCERN instrument; Appendix 2 Further information; Appendix 3 Papers from medical journals; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-383-02475-8

1-283-58249-X

9786613894946

0-19-158971-3

0-19-160694-4

OCLC:

801405221