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Chronic Illness and the Quality of Life

Chronic Illness and the Quality of Life PDF Author: Anselm L. Strauss
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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This book has been written to acquaint readers with some of the enormous range of experiences associated with chronic illness. Contents: Part one - Problems of living with chronic illness. 1. Preventing and managing medical crises. 2. Management of regimens. 3. Symptom control. 4. Reordering of time. 5. Managing the trajectory. 6. Social isolation. 7. A basic strategy: normalizing. 8. The family in the picture. Part two - Specific chronic conditions and their implications. 9. The burden of rheumatoid arthritis (Carolyn L. Wiener). 10. Ulcerative colitis: strategies for managing life (Laura Reif). 11. Childhood diabetes: the commonplace in living becomes uncommon (Jeanne Quint Benoliel). 12. Getting around with emphysema (Shizuko Fagerhaugh). 13. Chronic renal failure and the problem of funding (Barbara Suczek). 14. Dying in hospitals (Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss). Part Three - The health care system and chronic illness. 15. Providing better care. 16. Public policy and chronic illness.