Promoting self-management of chronic health conditions : theories and practice

Description

It is common for a doctor or healthcare professional to see an individual with a chronic health condition only a few times a year for a brief office appointment. Yet, the individual has to live with the health condition 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So, who really is in charge of managing the health condition? The individual has to "micro-manage" their condition, while healthcare professionals can provide advice on treatment approaches or the "macro-management" of the chronic health condition. Promoting Self-Management of Chronic Health Conditions covers a range of topics related to self-management-theories and practice, interventions that have been scientifically tested, and information that individuals with specific conditions should know (or be taught by healthcare professionals). Data suggest that currently a majority of individuals in the U.S. has a chronic health condition, and as society ages and healthcare continues to improve individuals' life-spans, more people will experience a chronic health condition. Health systems need to shift from an acute care model of treatment to a chronic care treatment model, in view of this trend. The expanding need for the development and scientific analysis of formal self-management programs accompany this increase in chronic health conditions. This book serves the critical purpose of helping to increase understanding of self-management and how healthcare providers can empower individuals with chronic health conditions to self-manage. Content: Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction: Why Study Self-Management? -- Erin Martz -- 2. Defining Self-Management on the Individual Level -- Erin Martz -- Part I: Individual-Level Theories and Interventions to Promote Self-Management -- 3. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Promote Self-Management -- Sharon Eldar, Nora M. Esser, and Stefan G. Hofmann -- 4. Spreading HOPE: The Development of a Hope-Based Self-Management Intervention -- Andy Turner and Faith Martin -- 5. Illness Intrusiveness and Self-Management of Medical Conditions -- Gerald M. Devins and Amy Deckert -- 6. Motivational Interviewing to Promote Self-Management -- Rebecca Phillips, Anne Hogden, and David Greenfield -- Part II: Chronic Impairment-Specific Research -- 7. Self-Management of Addictive Behaviors -- Vanja Radoncic, Betty Marcou, and Denise Hien -- 8. Self-Management of Arthritis -- Jessica Brooks, Kanako Iwanaga, and Fong Chan -- 9. Self-Management of Burn Injury -- James Fauerbach and Carisa Perry-Parrish -- 10. Self-Management of Cancer -- Amy Deckert and Gerald M. Devins -- 11. Self-Management of Cardiac-Related Health Issues -- Noa Vilchinsky -- 12. Self-Management of Diabetes -- Jonathan F. Deiches, Emre Umucu, and Fong Chan -- 13. Self-Management of Epilepsy -- Janice Buelow and Henry Smithson -- 14. Self-Management of Hearing Impairments -- Lucy Handscomb, Gabrielle H. Saunders, and Derek J. Hoare -- 15. Self-Management of HIV -- Faith Martin -- 16. Self-Management of Multiple Sclerosis -- Malachy Bishop and Michael Frain -- 17. Self-management of pain -- Thomas Hadjistavropoulos -- 18. Self-Management of Tinnitus -- Erin Martz -- 19. Self-management of vision impairments -- Vicki Drury, Ai Tee Aw, and Priscilla Lim Shiow Huey -- Part III: Innovative Technology and Techniques to Promote Self-Management -- 20. Telemedicine -- Kristian Kidholm -- 21. Internet Interventions -- Gerhard Andersson -- Part IV: Promoting Self-Management across the Globe -- 22. Systemic Models of Self-Management -- Erin Martz.