Dealing and coping with Chronic Illness in general, advise to patients, relatives, caretakers, health workers. Only lists information not linked to a specific disease. Chronic illness means lifelong in duration, treatable but rarely cured completely, and...
This page was last updated on July 19th, 2008
This page was last updated on July 19th, 2008
Chronic Illness (from Conditions and Diseases)
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Illness, Disability and Social Inclusion by Eurofound
Overview of social barriers for people with illness and evaluation of relevant European policies (education, social security, employment, anti-discrimination, independency) by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working COnditions(170 pa[PDF]
Chronic Disease Surveillance in Canada
Background paper presents overview and proposes multi-partnered data base renewal (2003).[PDF]
Chronic Condition Self-Management Literature
Lists 330 books and articles, dated September 2003.[PDF]
Coping with Chronic Illness Stages
Paper discusses illness as a process with stages: crisis, isolation, anger, reconstruction, intermittent depression, and renewal. Advice on how to deal with new situation. Adapted from "After The Diagnosis" by Dr. JoAnn LeMaistre
Living with Chronic Illness
Advise on adjustments to patients, and short comment on hope.
Self Management of Long-Term Illness
Seminar from The Pituitary Foundation's Third National Conference.
Self-Management Programs - Stanford Patient Education Research Center
Center develops, evaluates, and disseminates community-based, peer-led, self-management programs for people with all kinds of chronic diseases. Part of School of Medicine, California.
Effectiveness of Self Management with Chronic Disease
Paper discusses core skills, use in educational programs, effects on health status, key ingredients for more efficacy.[PDF]
Coping with Chronic Ilness and Depression
Advise to recognize depression and when to consult the doctor.[PDF]
Faced with a Life Threatening Illness.
Questions, concerns and links provided by Australian Palliative Care Council.
Learning to Cope with Chronic Illness
Senior Citizens practical advise to patients and significant others.
Learning to Live with a Chronic Condition
Patient advise to communicate with health team; to learn; to decide on a treatment plan; to minimize costs. Lifepath Information Series.
Chronic Disease Prevention - Overview
National Center (U.S.) describes statistics, (state) programs, risk surveillance, risk factors per state, accomplishments, and publications.
Coping with Chronic Illness - for Families
Advise for family members, including communication, financial matters, dependance and independance and more resources.
Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness
Handbook for mortals gives short, practical advice how to handle serious illness and dying.
Expert Patients Programme for Long-term Patients
Self-management course for confidence, skills and knowledge to manage chronic health conditions. Provides newsletter, explanation of program, people's views.
Center for Research on Chronic Illness, Carolina School of Nursing
Current research, pilot projects, publications on specific diseases as well as in general on preventing and managing chronic illness in vulnarable people.
Chronic Care Model
Essential elements are the community, the health system, self-management support, delivery system design, decision support and clinical information systems.
Poem, Pain Management, Chronic Illness
Poem about coping with pain using relaxation and imagery.
Ten Steps for Coping with a Chronic Condition
Harvard Health Publication Letter. Patient oriented advise.
Living with Long Term Illness
Tips and ideas on dealing with a chronic condition in daily life. Personal site.
A Day in a Life with Chronic Illness
Description of events for better understanding. Personal site.
Managing your Chronic Illness
British Columbia's patient information.
Chronic Illness Tips
Daily living strategies for coping with chronic illnesses, sorted by body parts. Personal website.
Yoga For Chronic Illness
Yoga helps to maintain and restore health by stretching and breathing, short article.
Coping with Chronic Illness - for Counselors
Explanation of defense mechanisms or coping styles to counselors of patients.
Chronic Conditions in Healthy Aging, SeniorNet
Patient advise on managing the health team, staying as healthy as possible, join a support group, try complementary therapies, rethink limitations, maintain a sense of humor, work at being optimistic.
Coping with Chronic Illness - Speech for Men
Personal story on how to deal with physical, emotional and spiritual aspects; applies to anybody with longterm disease.
Living with Chronically Ill People
Adjusting to illness in the family, several personal articles.
Dealing with Illness and Disability
Entry on Council, Community and Government support by the London Borough of Hackney. Related to Jobs, Leisure, Transport, Hospitals, Meals, Physical Diabilities, Allowances.
Chronic Illness Coping
Lists articles online including lessons from Christopher Reeve, treatment of whole person, psychological control, and coping techniques.
Living with Chronic Illness and Disease
Personal perspective on living with chronic disease. Articles cover getting through each day, relaxations, tips, work, stories.
Chronic Illness: Acceptance is First Step towards Healing
Short description of day by day acceptance process.
Chronic Disease Requires Doctor - Patient Relationship
Advise for doctors and health workers on treatment and support chronic ill patients.[PDF]
Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice and Policy
On line Public Health Research peer-reviewed Journal by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in the United States. Contains essays, original research, special topics, case studies. Also available as PDF.
Living with Long Term Illness - Self Managing
Lifestyle changes are effective in self-managing a condition.
Preventing Disability in the Elderly With Chronic Disease
Discusses outcome of patient self management program. Education and lifestyle changes improve health, preserve functions and reduce costs. Also in PDF (published in 2002).
Chronic Disease Management - Calgary Health Region
Chronic Care Model based on cooperation between providers to improve patient health and outcome. Describes model, literature overview, regional strategy, community care coordinators, current projects, key program components, patient class details, newslet
Overview of social barriers for people with illness and evaluation of relevant European policies (education, social security, employment, anti-discrimination, independency) by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working COnditions(170 pa[PDF]
Background paper presents overview and proposes multi-partnered data base renewal (2003).[PDF]
Lists 330 books and articles, dated September 2003.[PDF]
Paper discusses illness as a process with stages: crisis, isolation, anger, reconstruction, intermittent depression, and renewal. Advice on how to deal with new situation. Adapted from "After The Diagnosis" by Dr. JoAnn LeMaistre
Advise on adjustments to patients, and short comment on hope.
Seminar from The Pituitary Foundation's Third National Conference.
Center develops, evaluates, and disseminates community-based, peer-led, self-management programs for people with all kinds of chronic diseases. Part of School of Medicine, California.
Paper discusses core skills, use in educational programs, effects on health status, key ingredients for more efficacy.[PDF]
Advise to recognize depression and when to consult the doctor.[PDF]
Questions, concerns and links provided by Australian Palliative Care Council.
Senior Citizens practical advise to patients and significant others.
Patient advise to communicate with health team; to learn; to decide on a treatment plan; to minimize costs. Lifepath Information Series.
National Center (U.S.) describes statistics, (state) programs, risk surveillance, risk factors per state, accomplishments, and publications.
Advise for family members, including communication, financial matters, dependance and independance and more resources.
Handbook for mortals gives short, practical advice how to handle serious illness and dying.
Self-management course for confidence, skills and knowledge to manage chronic health conditions. Provides newsletter, explanation of program, people's views.
Current research, pilot projects, publications on specific diseases as well as in general on preventing and managing chronic illness in vulnarable people.
Essential elements are the community, the health system, self-management support, delivery system design, decision support and clinical information systems.
Poem about coping with pain using relaxation and imagery.
Harvard Health Publication Letter. Patient oriented advise.
Tips and ideas on dealing with a chronic condition in daily life. Personal site.
Description of events for better understanding. Personal site.
British Columbia's patient information.
Daily living strategies for coping with chronic illnesses, sorted by body parts. Personal website.
Yoga helps to maintain and restore health by stretching and breathing, short article.
Explanation of defense mechanisms or coping styles to counselors of patients.
Patient advise on managing the health team, staying as healthy as possible, join a support group, try complementary therapies, rethink limitations, maintain a sense of humor, work at being optimistic.
Personal story on how to deal with physical, emotional and spiritual aspects; applies to anybody with longterm disease.
Adjusting to illness in the family, several personal articles.
Entry on Council, Community and Government support by the London Borough of Hackney. Related to Jobs, Leisure, Transport, Hospitals, Meals, Physical Diabilities, Allowances.
Lists articles online including lessons from Christopher Reeve, treatment of whole person, psychological control, and coping techniques.
Personal perspective on living with chronic disease. Articles cover getting through each day, relaxations, tips, work, stories.
Short description of day by day acceptance process.
Advise for doctors and health workers on treatment and support chronic ill patients.[PDF]
On line Public Health Research peer-reviewed Journal by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in the United States. Contains essays, original research, special topics, case studies. Also available as PDF.
Lifestyle changes are effective in self-managing a condition.
Discusses outcome of patient self management program. Education and lifestyle changes improve health, preserve functions and reduce costs. Also in PDF (published in 2002).
Chronic Care Model based on cooperation between providers to improve patient health and outcome. Describes model, literature overview, regional strategy, community care coordinators, current projects, key program components, patient class details, newslet
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