The best-selling Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention continues to focus on the various
aspects of chronic illness that influence both patients and their families. Topics include the …

Chronic illness Chronic illness refers to the lived experience of long-term bodily or health
disturbance, 5 whether related to a communicable or non-communicable disease, condition …

First published in 1988, Living with Chronic Illness presents a vivid account of the reality of
life with chronic illness–from the perspective of patients and their families. The authors look …

Growing numbers of people with chronic conditions are seeking care in a system that is not
structured to respond to their needs. Today more than 125 million people, or almost half of …

Meeting the complex needs of patients with chronic illness or impairment is the single
greatest challenge facing organized medical practice. Usual care is not doing the job; …

In the United States, chronic diseases currently account for 70 percent of all deaths, and
close to 48 million Americans report a disability related to a chronic condition. Today, about …

Health outcomes for patients with major chronic illnesses depend on the appropriate use of
proven pharmaceuticals and other therapeutic technologies, and effective self-management …

Within the current context of health care, health promotion for individuals with chronic illness
often reflects the priorities of disease-specific preventive care needs and related physical …

Most older Americans now face chronic illness and disability in the final years of life. These
final years can prove painful and difficult for sick and disabled elderly people, who may have …

When people become ill, the physical symptoms and medical aspects are the first and most
important concerns that have to be dealt with. However, once symptoms are diagnosed …