Harnessing Hope in Managing Chronic Illness - A Guide to Therapeutic Rehabilitation

Harnessing hope is fundamental to adapting to a chronic pain or palliative illness, and this fascinating book provides a new framework that will enable physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals to engage with patients to create better outcomes for rehabilitation.

List of contents

1. Introduction.
2. Hope in chronic illness.
3. Strategies that enhance possible, restored, and certain futures.
4. Sources of support and encouragement.
5. Understanding chronic illness through the expression of narratives.
6. Introducing the Model of Emotions, Adaptation and Hope (MEAH).
7. Introduction the application and findings of the MEAH within clinical practice.
8. Conclusions.

About the author

Dr Andrew Soundy is a leading expert considering individuals psychological responses to chronic and palliative illness. His research is now taught within Physiotherapy departments across England and within NHS trusts. The focus of his work is to improve and develop supportive and empowering physiotherapist-patient interactions by using novel placements.

Summary

Harnessing hope is fundamental to adapting to a chronic pain or palliative illness, and this fascinating book provides a new framework that will enable physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals to engage with patients to create better outcomes for rehabilitation.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Soundy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032738260
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273826-0
• No. of pages: 86
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Rehabilitation, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, Personal & public health, Occupational Therapy, physiotherapy, Palliative Medicine, Personal and public health / health education, MEDICAL / Pain Management, Chronic diseases and conditions