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Nursing: Health Education and Improving Patient Self-Management

Publication Year:
2017
Edition:
1st Ed.
Author:
Sassen, Barbara
Publisher:
Springer Nature
ISBN:
978-3-31-951768-1
Doody's Star Rating®:
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73
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Focuses on the role of nursing professionals in promoting the self-management of their patients and becoming more patient-centered health professionals
Offers tips and tricks on how to motivate patients to a healthier lifestyle and strengthen their self-management
A dedicated tool for nursing professionals, helping them understand the underlying theoretical aspects of promoting self-management
This book describes the latest advances in health education and patients' self-management, addressing core questions such as: How can you motivate a patient to adopt a healthier lifestyle, and how can you support their self-management? Though there is a broad consensus within the nursing profession on the importance of health promotion and the promotion of self-management, nursing professionals often struggle with the underlying theoretical and practical aspects involved, as well as the right type of intervention to use and how to evaluate the results.

The book departs from international trends, which primarily underline the importance of prevention and focus on such issues as the increase in the number of people with chronic health problems and co-morbidity, the empowerment of patients, and the technological developments in the health care system. In the first chapters, it examines health at the micro-, meso- and macro-level, combined with epidemiological health indicators. The
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Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
Springer Nature
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Sassen, Barbara
ISBN:
978-3-31-951768-1
Specialty:
  • Patient Education
  • Nursing Education
Language:
English
Edition:
1st Ed.
Pages:
265
Publication Year:
2017
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
73
Doody Core Title Score:
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