The sociology of long term conditions and nursing practice
By: edited by Elaine Denny, Sarah Earle
Series: Sociology and nursing practice series; Sociology and nursing practice series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780230516465
Subjects: Long-term care of the sick; Sociological aspects; Social medicine; Nursing; Chronic Disease; Long-Term Care; Psychology; Nursing Theory; Medical Sociology
Description: "In recent years there have been major developments in how long term conditions are managed and so it is important nurses understand the rationale behind policy initiatives and their implications for practice. This timely book provides a unique examination of the sociology surrounding long term conditions and the experiences of the patients who have them. It examines the social context of chronic illness and contains individual chapters on the common long term conditions present in the United Kingdom today."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: E.Denny and S.Earle; PART I: THEORY, POLICY AND RESEARCH; Chronic Illness, Disability and the Politics of Health; E. Denny and S.Earle; Long Term Conditions, Policy and Practice; A.Hewison and D.Cox; Researching People with Long-term conditions; G.Letherby; PART II: IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE; 'It takes your breath away': The Social Setting of COPD; T.Heller; Coronary Heart Disease: Moving from Acute to Long Term Accounts; L.Lockyer; Policy and Practice for Diabetes Care; C.Lloyd and C.Skinner; 'Getting to know myself': Changing Needs and Gaining Knowledge among People with Cancer; J.Tritter; HIV/AIDS: A Highly Stigmatized Long Term Condition; E.Richardson; Witness and Duty: Answering the Call to Speak for Dementia Sufferers in Advanced Illness; P.Savy; Social Perspectives on Depression; A.Mitchell, E.Denny and S.Earle; Obesity: A Long Term Condition?; S.Earle; Heartsink Patients and Intractable Conditions; E.Denny; Concluding Reflections; E.Denny and S.Earle.