Translating Chronic Illness Research into Practice
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-4051-5965-4 (ISBN)
Translating Chronic Illness Research into Practice presents recent developments in chronic illness research and their implications for clinical practice. It delivers both a synthesis and a critique of current chronic illness research and its applications to chronic illness prevention, treatment and care. It promotes advances in knowledge about chronic illness, including discussion of the future directions for chronic illness research and gaps in present knowledge about effective chronic illness prevention, treatment and care. Key features:
Contains contributions from internationally renowned researchers in chronic illness
Focuses on three key concepts, translating research into practice, chronic illness and practice, and bridges the boundaries between them
Is applicable to an international, multi-disciplinary readership
For researchers and practitioners across health disciplines
Debbie Kralik is General Manager, Strategy and Research at the Royal District Nursing Service in South Australia and Associate Professor, University of South Australia and Adelaide University. Barbara Paterson is Professor of Nursing and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in the Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Canada. Vivien Coates is Professor of Nursing Research, School of Nursing, University of Ulster & Assistant Director of Nursing, Western Health & Social Care Trust. (Joint appointment).
List of Contributors vii
Preface ix
1. Globalisation of Chronic Illness Research 1
Sally Wellard
Introduction 1
What is in a name? 2
Global crisis in chronic illness 3
Impact of chronic illness in developing nations 4
Trends in chronic illness research in developed nations 6
Policy drivers: taking action 8
Global initiatives for future chronic illness management 10
Conclusion 12
References 12
2. Transitional Processes and Chronic Illness 17
Debbie Kralik and Antonia van Loon
Introduction 17
The search 18
Defining transition 19
An emerging understanding of transition 19
Describing transition 21
Transition and identity 22
Transition and transformative learning 24
Transitional processes 25
A transition framework for practice 26
Conclusion 32
References 33
3. Translating Chronic Illness Research Across the Lifespan 37
Marit Kirkevold
Introduction 37
Human development across the lifespan 39
Key assumptions of the lifespan developmental perspective 40
Human development in old age 42
Applications of lifespan developmental perspectives in chronic illness
research 46
Supporting age-appropriate development without jeopardising the safe
management of serious chronic disease: the case of cystic fibrosis 47
Chronic illness in old age: providing developmentally appropriate
integrity-promoting care to persons suffering from dementia 50
Conclusions and implications 52
References 53
4. Assisting People with Chronic Illness to Manage Co-Morbid Conditions 57
Allison Williams
Introduction 57
Conceptualising co-morbidity 58
Social determinants of co-morbidities 60
The medical paradigm 61
Health-care systems 65
Co-morbidity management 68
Models of chronic illness management 69
Conclusion 74
References 75
5. Conceptualisation of Self-Management 85
Malcolm Battersby, Sharon Lawn and Rene Pols
Introduction 85
Background to the use of the term self-management 86
Historical developments in self-management 88
Associated concepts or models that overlap with or inform
self-management 92
Alternative definitions of self-management 101
Conclusions: the future for chronic condition self-management 105
References 105
6. The Relevance of Self-Management Programmes for People with Chronic Disease at Risk for Disease-Related Complications 111
Barbara Paterson and Max Hopwood
Introduction 111
Background 112
Theoretical framework 114
Overview of relevant research 115
Sample 115
Participation 118
Attrition 118
Discussion 120
Conclusion 125
References 137
7. The Potential of Technology for Providing Social Support to People and Families 143
David B. Nicholas
Introduction 143
Background 143
The Internet as a health resource 144
Impact of advanced technology in fostering therapeutic gain:
overview of relevant research 146
Social support delivery: considerations in selecting advanced
technology methods 156
Into the virtual future... 157
References 158
8. Chronic Illness Research: Translating What We Know into What We Do 163
Renee F. Lyons, Lynn McIntyre, Grace Warner, Celeste Alvaro,Alastair Buchan, Ian Reckless and Alison Kitson
Introduction 163
The task ahead 164
The dose–response problem 166
The promise of research 168
Knowledge translation: emerging from na¨ıvete 170 ´
Embedding KT within research agencies and grants 173
Web-based KT innovations 174
What chronic illness research gets taken up? 174
Policy containers and the future of chronic illness 179
The future of chronic illness: systems change using stroke examples 181
Conclusion 189
References 191
9. Future Directions 199
Debbie Kralik
Global perspective 199
Facilitating the will of the people 200
The evidence base 201
Technology and health promotion 201
Transition 202
Self-management and self-care 203
Health in the community 203
References 204
Index 205
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 173 x 244 mm |
| Gewicht | 399 g |
| Themenwelt | Pflege ► Studiengänge ► Pflegewissenschaft |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4051-5965-0 / 1405159650 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4051-5965-4 / 9781405159654 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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