Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, CANADIAN 4th Edition
For Ongoing Physical and Mental Health Conditions
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This CANADIAN edition of Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions is a proven self-management guide. People with chronic health conditions live most of their lives outside of hospitals and clinics.
This book is designed to help them learn the information and skills to manage chronic conditions on a daily basis while doing the things they need and want to do.
This new edition is completely redesigned for easy reading and fully updated with the latest research and information. The book is a vital resource full of practical tips, suggestions, and strategies to build confidence in managing chronic illness and symptoms, such as fatigue, pain, shortness of breath, disability, and depression. It encourages readers to develop individual approaches to setting goals, making decisions, and finding resources and support.
Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions has helped hundreds of thousands of people with chronic illness gain their greatest possible physical potential and to once again get pleasure from life. Its simple goal is to help anyone with a chronic illness to live a productive, healthy life.
The proven practices for self-management are based on an ongoing series of studies conducted at Stanford University School of Medicine. The content has been enriched by the feedback of medical and other professionals and thousands of people with chronic conditions all over the world.
Canadian Contributors
Patrick McGowan, PhD, University of Victoria, and Trude LaBossiere Huebner, Cert. T.
Canadian Editor: Trude LaBossiere Huebner, Cert. T.
Rave Reviews
"The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program is a LEADING PRACTICE program."
—Health Council of Canada
“A remarkable resource for anyone with any chronic health problem.”
—American Lung Association
Review from People with Chronic Conditions
“All of it is helpful: nutrition, exercise, relaxation techniques, communications...Wonderful tool!”
“I have insulin dependent diabetes, clinical depression, and a variety of other physical ailments...The book is wonderful, inexpensive and is something that I can fall back on when I need some reassurance.”
“I read every page of Living a Healthy Life and highlighted helpful things throughout the book.”
| Author | Kate Lorig, DrPH, Halsted Holman, MD, David Sobel, MPH, MD, Diana Laurent, MPH, Virginia González, MPH, Marian Minor, PT, PhD |
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| Published On | Jun 16, 2013 |
| Pages | 344 |
| Table of Contents | 1. Overview of Self-Management 2. Becoming an Active Self-Manager 3. Finding Resources 4. Understanding and Managing Common Symptoms 5. Using Your Mind to Manage Symptoms 6. Exercise and Physical Activity for Every Body 7. Exercise for Flexibility, Strength and Balance: Making Life Easier 8. Exercising for Endurance: Aerobic Activities 9. Communication with Family, Friends and Health Care Professionals 10. Sex and Intimacy 11. Healthy Eating 12. Healthy Weight Management 13. Managing Your Medicines 14. Making Treatment Decisions 15. Managing Chronic Lung Disease 16. Managing Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure 17. Managing Arthritis 18. Managing Diabetes 19. Planning for the Future: Fears and Reality |
