Long-term Conditions in Adults at a GlanceThe market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners, for its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations.Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.Everything you need to know about Long-term Conditions in Adults... at a Glance!The go-to textbook for the treatment and management of long-term conditions in adultsIn Long-term Conditions in Adults at a Glance, a team of distinguished health and social care professionals deliver concise and engaging contemporary knowledge about health and associated disorders. The textbook's format, which includes visually appealing figures and tables, is particularly beneficial for those who prefer a visual approach to understanding complex concepts.Readers will also find:* A thorough introduction to the sociological factors associated with long-term conditions, including environmental, housing, and lifestyle factors* Comprehensive explorations of patient education and self-management, including behaviour change, health education, and patient responsibility* Practical discussions of a variety of long-term conditions, including arthritis, cancer, liver disease, and epilepsy* Evaluations of the treatments and management of long-term conditions, including the use of evidence-based practice and chronic pain managementPerfect for student nurses, trainee nursing associates and busy healthcare practitioners, Long-term Conditions in Adults at a Glance will also be of value to registered health and care professionals working in acute and primary care.For more information on the complete range of Wiley nursing publishing, please visit: wiley.com/edu/nursingTo receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at wiley.com/emailAll content reviewed by students for studentsWiley Health Science books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind.If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to reviewnursingbooks.com to find out more.

List of ContributorsPrefacePart 1 Long-Term Conditions Sociological Factors1 Determinants of HealthDaniela Blumlein, Ian Griffiths2 Health InequalitiesIan Peate3 Environmental FactorsGiuseppe Leontino4 HousingIan Peate5 Public HealthIan Peate6 Lifestyle FactorsIan Peate7 Socioeconomic StatusIan Peate8 Holistic Needs AssessmentIan PeatePart 2 Patient Education and Self-Management9 Behavioural ChangeBarry Hill10 Health EducationPamela Arasen11 Patient ResponsibilityIan Peate12 Self-Care and Self-ManagementBarry Hill13 Effectively Supporting CarersRachael Betty14 Empowerment in Long-Term ConditionsSara Tavares15 Experts by ExperienceSue TipladyPart 3 Long-Term Conditions16 Alcohol DependencyLetitsia Wedderburn and Helen Phillips17 Anorexia NervosaTichaona Mubaira18 ArthritisEmily Ashwell19 AsthmaBarry Hill20 AnginaBarry Hill21 AnxietyLouise Lingwood22 Atrial FibrillationBarry Hill23 Bipolar Affective DisorderVishal Jugessur and Angela Childs24 Bulimia NervosaTichaona Mubaira and Lucy Saunders25 BronchiectasisBarry Hill26 CancerIan Peate27 Chronic Fatigue SyndromeRoberta Borg28 Chronic Venous InsufficiencyAby Mitchell29 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Barry Hill30 Coronary Artery DiseaseSadie Diamond-Fox31 Chronic Liver DiseaseSadie Diamond-Fox32 DepressionSarah Bisp and Louise Lingwood33 Diabetes Mellitus Type 1Charlotte Gordon34 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2Charlotte Gordon35 Dual DiagnosisLetitisia Wedderburn and Daren Bailey36 Diverticular DiseaseClaire Ford and Laura Park37 EpilepsyIan Peate38 Heart FailureBarry Hill39 HIVIan Peate40 HypertensionBarry Hill41 Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseClaire Ford42 Multiple SclerosisBarry Hill43 Parkinson's DiseaseKelley Storey and Annette Hand44 Peripheral Arterial DiseaseAby Mitchell45 PsoriasisIan Peate46 Rheumatoid ArthritisJane Douglas and Karl Nicholl47 Sickle CellBarry Hill48 SchizophreniaReuben Pearce and Helen Robson49 Vascular DementiaIan Peate50 Viral HepatitisIan Peate51 Visual ImpairmentCaitlin Gallon and Claire FordPart 4 Management of Long-Term Conditions52 Frameworks of Care Delivery - New Ways of WorkingBarry Hill53 Evidence-Based PracticeClaire Anderson54 Leadership and ManagementBarry Hill55 Chronic Pain ManagementClaire Ford and Laura Park56 End-of-Life CareJemma McCann and Sara Sinclair57 Advanced Care PlanningSarah Sinclair