Living with Arthritis

Julie Barlow (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2009
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) (Verlag)
978-1-4051-0810-2 (ISBN)

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Living with Arthritis provides an overview of arthritis that is grounded in the realities of living with a long-term condition often characterised by pain, fatigue, physical limitations, anxiety or depression. Arthritis is one of the most common, long-term conditions affecting millions of people worldwide The book draws not only on the growing body of literature in psychosocial rheumatology, but also on Professor Barlow's own research A substantial section devoted to interventions with a psychological basis

Julie Barlow is a Chartered Health Psychologist and Professor of Health Psychology with over 18 years' experience of research, primarily in the field of self-management for people with long-term health conditions. She has been Director of a Research Centre at Coventry University since 1994.

List of Abbreviations. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Arthritis and Disease Management. Osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ankylosing Spondylitis. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Metaphysical Explanations for Arthritis. Complementary and Alternative Medicine . Chapter Summary. 3. Onset, Diagnosis and Duration of Disease. Onset, Personality and Stress. Diagnosis. Duration. Chapter Summary. 4. Life with Arthritis. Disease Symptomatology and Impact. Emotional Reactions and Activity Restrictions. Social Issues. Resistance to Disruption. Children with JIA and their Parents. Chapter Summary. 5. The Psychological Impact on Person and Family. Psychological Impact on the Person. Mediators and Moderators of Psychological Wellbeing. Positive Aspects of Psychological Wellbeing. Children with JIA. Chapter Summary. 6. The Social Impact on Person and Family. Parenting with Arthritis. Social Support. Children and Parents. Social Impact: Society. Working with Arthritis. Chapter Summary. 7. Health Care and Patient Education. The Experience of Health Care. Patient Education. Chapter Summary. 8. Psycho-Educational Interventions. Cognitive Behavioural Interventions. Interventions Based on Emotional Disclosure. Social Support Interventions. Multi-Component Interventions Focused Primarily on Exercise. Multi-Component Self-Management Interventions. Personal Development Interventions. Interventions for Enhancing Employment Potential. Interventions in JIA. Effectiveness of Psycho-Educational Interventions. Chapter Summary. 9. Agenda for the Future. Under-Researched Groups. Under-Researched Psychosocial Domains. Expand Research on Positive Dimensions. Health Care and Interventions. Longitudinal Studies. Chapter Summary. Appendix: Malcolm Macdonald's Arthritis Journey. References. Index.

Verlagsort	Chicester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 231 mm
Gewicht	490 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie
ISBN-10	1-4051-0810-X / 140510810X
ISBN-13	978-1-4051-0810-2 / 9781405108102
Zustand	Neuware