Ten Steps for Coping with a Chronic Condition
– Harvard Health Publication Letter. Patient oriented advice.
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A chronic disease is a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature.[1] The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include asthma, cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.
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Yoga For Chronic Illness
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Yoga For Chronic Illness
– Article explains how yoga helps to maintain and restore health by stretching and breathing.
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A Day in a Life with Chronic Illness
– A personal account of daily events aims to promote better understanding.
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Chronic Disease Prevention
– Overview by National Center (USA) offers statistics, state programs, risk surveillance and risk factors per state.
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Chronic Disease: Forming Healthy Relationships
– Advice for doctors and health workers on treatment and support of chronic ill patients.
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Chronic Illness
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Chronic Illness
– Journal providing a forum in which researchers from a wide range of disciplines, clinicians, policy makers, and people living with chronic illness come together to clarify the common principles underlying the experience and management of chronic illness. Has current and past issues.
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Chronic Illness Alliance Inc.
– A representative body for Australian organizations. Promotes details of campaigns and activities, and offers news, articles and information.
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Chronic Illness Coping
– Lists articles including lessons from Christopher Reeve, treatment of whole person, psychological control, and coping techniques.
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Chronic Illness Tips
– A personal account of strategies for daily living.
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Chronic Illness: Acceptance Is the First Step Toward Healing
– Short description of the day to day acceptance process.
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Coping with Chronic Illness
– An academic paper discusses illness in terms of stages, with a description of each in terms of its relevance to patients.
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Coping with Chronic Illness
– Offers links to patient information and publications by the National Institutes of Health.
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Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases
– Combined World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization expert report on prevention of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, dental diseases and osteoporosis.
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Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness
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Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness
– Handbook gives short, practical advice how to handle serious illness and dying.
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Health Action Network
– A volunteer non-profit organization helping to rehabilitate people with chronic mental or physical illness into the community. Includes details of training and resources.
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Health Issues Unmasked
– A weblog dedicated to exploring the issues behind the diagnoses, the statistics, and behind the headlines on chronic illness, health policy, and complementary and alternative medicine. By a journalist, Jacqueline L. Jones.
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Household Management Questions for Others with Chronic Illness
– Practical advice on adjusting expectations, cleaning, time management and recommended books. Short thread in The New Homemaker.
Direct link: Household Management QuestionsImproving Chronic Illness Care
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Improving Chronic Illness Care
– Research and resources, including a model to promote interaction between patient and care givers. Essential elements are the community, self-management support, decision support and clinical information systems.
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It’s Your Life
– E-book on chronic disease management available for free online reading or download.
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Learning to Cope with Chronic Illness
– Practical advice to patients and significant others.
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