Managing Long-Term Conditions and Chronic Illness in Primary Care : A Guide to Good Practice

This practical guide will assist healthcare practitioners to manage and meet the physical and psycho-social needs of people with complex chronic diseases/long-term conditions.

Systematic and evidence-based care which takes account of the expert patient and reduces unnecessary hospital admissions is vital to support those with long-term conditions/chronic diseases and those who care for them. Effective management of long-term conditions is an essential part of contemporary nursing and healthcare policy and practice globally. Reflecting recent changes in the curriculum, this fully updated multidisciplinary edition highlights the key issues in managing long-term conditions. It provides a practical and accessible guide for nurses and allied health professionals in the primary care environment including:

case studies on HIV and dementia and content on mental health

the physical and psychosocial impact of living with long-term conditions

effective case management

self-management and the expert patient

behavioural change strategies and motivational counselling