Book contents
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Approach to Wellness
- Part II From Illness to Wellness by Organ Systems/Disorders
- Part III Special Populations and Special Topics
- Chapter 14 Wellness Interventions in Patients Living with Chronic Medical Conditions
- Chapter 15 Wellness in Older Individuals
- Chapter 16 Wellness in Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 17 Wellness in Pain Disorders
- Chapter 18 Wellness in Cancer and Neoplastic Diseases
- Chapter 19 Wellness in Terminal Illness
- Chapter 20 Wellness Interventions in the Workplace
- Chapter 21 Wellness Interventions for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals
- Part IV Wellness Interventions
- Part V Wellness through Optimization of Work, Love, and Play
- Book part
- Index
- References
Chapter 14 - Wellness Interventions in Patients Living with Chronic Medical Conditions
from Part III - Special Populations and Special Topics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Approach to Wellness
- Part II From Illness to Wellness by Organ Systems/Disorders
- Part III Special Populations and Special Topics
- Chapter 14 Wellness Interventions in Patients Living with Chronic Medical Conditions
- Chapter 15 Wellness in Older Individuals
- Chapter 16 Wellness in Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 17 Wellness in Pain Disorders
- Chapter 18 Wellness in Cancer and Neoplastic Diseases
- Chapter 19 Wellness in Terminal Illness
- Chapter 20 Wellness Interventions in the Workplace
- Chapter 21 Wellness Interventions for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals
- Part IV Wellness Interventions
- Part V Wellness through Optimization of Work, Love, and Play
- Book part
- Index
- References
Summary
Clinicians are consistently presented with the arduous task of characterizing, identifying, classifying, and evaluating response-to-intervention when treating or examining a broad array of patient populations. The primary aim of this chapter is to outline and define wellness among patients living with chronic medical conditions (PLW-CMC). An operational definition of a chronic medical condition is one requiring ongoing management and treatment over extended periods of time, often comprised of a broad constellation of conditions including heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic/endocrine disorders, genetic disorders, and disorders resulting in disability/impairment [1]. The number of persons living with one or more chronic medical conditions continues to increase, both nationally and internationally. Thus, the need for literature pertaining to interventions that optimize a patient's quality of life (QOL) is pertinent, as health status is known to be associated with an individual's perception or appraisal of wellness, life satisfaction, happiness, and overall well-being.
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- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine , pp. 177 - 187Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020