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9781444308082

Living with Arthritis

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    9781444308082

  • ISBN10:

    1444308084

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-03-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

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

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Arthritis and Disease Management
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Metaphysical Explanations for Arthritis
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Chapter Summary
Onset, Diagnosis and Duration of Disease
Onset, Personality and Stress
Diagnosis
Duration
Chapter Summary
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
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
The Social Impact on Person and Family
Parenting with Arthritis
Social Support
Children and Parents
Social Impact: Society
Working with Arthritis
Chapter Summary
Health Care and Patient Education
The Experience of Health Care
Patient Education
Chapter Summary
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
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
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