Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions: Self-Management of Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema & Others (Paperback)

by Halsted, M.D. Holman (Author), David Sobel (Author), Diana Laurent (Author), Virginia Gonzalez (Author), Marian, Ph.D. Minor (Author), Kate Lorig (Author, Editor) "NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE A CHRONIC LONG-TERM ILLNESS..." (more)
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Drawing on input from people with long-term ailments, this book points the way to achieving the best possible life under the circumstances.

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Kate Lorig, RN, Dr.PH, is a director and senior research scientist at the Stanford University School of Medicine's Patient Education Research Center. Halsted Holman, MD, is a professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. David Sobel, MD, is director of patient education and health promotion at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Northern California Region. Diana Laurent, MPH, is a chronic disease health educator at Stanford Patient Education Research Center. Virginia Gonzalez, MPH, is a chronic disease health educator at Stanford Patient Education Research Center. Marian Minor, RPT, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, Department of Physical Therapy.

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Product Details Paperback: 330 pages Publisher: Publishers Group West; 2 edition (August 15, 2000) Language: English ISBN-10: 0923521534 ISBN-13: 978-0923521530 Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #237,428 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• Healthy Pleasures by Robert E. Ornstein on page 14, page 78, and page 165
• Diabetes Mellitus: A Practical Handbook by Sue K. Milchovich on page 111, and Back Matter
• Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn on page 61, and page 78
• Alternative Medicine by Future Medicine Publishing on page 60
• Chronic Muscle Pain by Paul Davidson on page 88

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Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: Publishers Group West; 2 edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0923521534
• ISBN-13: 978-0923521530
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #237,428 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good resource for seniors, June 30, 2000

By	Courtney L. Lewis "Sassy Librarian" (Kingston, PA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book, written in a very simple, "self-help" style, seems to be geared to the senior citizen suffering from chronic illness and emphasizes developing and implementing management plans for exercise, diet, and medical care. While much of it is common sense, it does offer bulleted, structured outlines for communicating with medical professionals, managing medicines, planning for the future (and possibly greater physical degeneration), and most of all acknowledges the feelings and depression that often accompany chronic illness.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions..., December 11, 2003

By	Bruce Jones (Portage, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This book does an excellent job of presenting how chronic illness patients are overwhelmed and how they can aggressively
confront the debilitating cycle and successfully manage the lifestyles they must lead. Everyone with a chronic illness is forced to live differently than all others, no matter their age.
The book analyzes and describes the depleting cycle that anyone with a chronic, dibilitating illness encounters, and offers proven solutions on how to break the debilitating cycle and progress outward inspite of the illness.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I trained in this program and it helped tremendously, December 23, 2003

By	David Spero "David Spero RN" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book started the Self-Management approach to chronic illness. I trained in the Self-Management program and have led groups for years, and have seen people make wonderful changes. This experience and knowledge inspired me to write my book, The Art of Getting Well.

Drs Lorig, Holman, Sobel and the other authors lay out all you need to know to develop your programs of exercise, relaxation, emotional support, and healthy eating. They also teach how to deal successfully with medical systems and treatments.

The book stresses living the best possible life, not just following medical orders or watching everything you eat. It's an excellent complement to my book, which will provide some inspiration to attempt the behavior changes that "Living a Healthy Life" explains so well.