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Book SynopsisLong-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 textbook's 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 factorsComprehensive explorations of patient education and self-management, including behaviour change, health education, and patient responsibilityPractical discussions of a variety of long-term conditions, including arthritis, cancer, liver disease, and epilepsyEvaluations 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.
Table of ContentsContributors viii
Preface x
Part 1 Long-term conditions: sociological factors 1
1 Determinants of health 2
Daniela Blumlein and Ian Griffiths
2 Health inequalities 4
Ian Peate
3 Environmental factors 6
Giuseppe Leontino
4 Housing 10
Ian Peate
5 Public health 12
Ian Peate
6 Lifestyle factors 14
Ian Peate
7 Socioeconomic status 16
Ian Peate
8 Holistic needs assessment 18
Ian Peate
Part 2 Patient education and self-management 21
9 Behavioural change 22
Barry Hill
10 Health education: developing a partnership with patients with long-term conditions 24
Pamela Arasen
11 Patient responsibility 26
Ian Peate
12 Self-care and self-management 28
Barry Hill
13 Effectively supporting carers 30
Rachael Betty
14 Empowerment in long-term conditions 32
Sara Tavares
15 Experts by experience 34
Sue Tiplady
Part 3 Long-term conditions 37
16 Alcohol dependency 38
Leticia Wedderburn and Helen Phillips
17 Anorexia nervosa 40
Tichaona Mubaira
18 Arthritis 42
Emily Ashwell
19 Asthma 44
Barry Hill
20 Angina 46
Barry Hill
21 Anxiety 48
Louise Lingwood
22 Atrial fibrillation 50
Barry Hill
23 Bipolar affective disorder 52
Vishal Jugessur and Angela Childs
24 Bulimia nervosa 54
Tichaona Mubaira and Lucy Saunders
25 Bronchiectasis 56
Barry Hill
26 Cancer 58
Ian Peate
27 Chronic fatigue syndrome 60
Roberta Borg
28 Chronic venous insufficiency 62
Aby Mitchell
29 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 66
Barry Hill
30 Coronary artery Disease 68
Sadie Diamond-Fox
31 Chronic liver disease 70
Sadie Diamond-Fox
32 Depression 72
Sarah Bisp and Louise Lingwood
33 Diabetes mellitus type 1 74
Charlotte Gordon
34 Diabetes mellitus type 2 78
Charlotte Gordon
35 Dual diagnosis 82
Leticia Wedderburn and Daren Bailey
36 Diverticular disease 84
Laura Park and Claire Ford
37 Epilepsy 88
Ian Peate
38 Heart failure 90
Barry Hill
39 HIV 92
Ian Peate
40 Hypertension 94
Barry Hill
41 Inflammatory bowel disease 96
Claire Ford and Laura Park
42 Multiple sclerosis 98
Barry Hill
43 Parkinson’s disease 100
Kelley Storey and Annette Hand
44 Peripheral arterial disease 102
Aby Mitchell
45 Psoriasis 104
Ian Peate
46 Rheumatoid arthritis 106
Jane Douglas and Karl Nicholl
47 Sickle cell 108
Barry Hill
48 Schizophrenia 110
Reuben Pearce and Helen Robson
49 Vascular dementia 112
Ian Peate
50 Viral hepatitis 114
Ian Peate
51 Visual impairment 116
Caitlin Gallon and Claire Ford
Part 4 Management of long-term conditions 119
52 Frameworks of care delivery – new ways of working 120
Barry Hill
53 Evidence-based practice 122
Claire Anderson
54 Leadership and management 124
Barry Hill
55 Chronic pain management 126
Claire Ford and Laura Park
56 End of life care 130
Jemma-Louise McCann and Sara Sinclair
57 Advanced care planning 132
Sara Sinclair
Bibliography 134
Index 140
