The sociology of long term conditions and nursing practice. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by, Elaine Denny, Sarah Earle.
• Other Names: Denny, Elaine; Earle, Sarah, 1972-
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages), (4 illustrations)
• Subjects: 610.736; Nursing/General; Chronically ill -- Care -- Social aspects; Social medicine; Nursing -- Sociological aspects; Chronic diseases -- Nursing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137021212; 1137021217
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.