cover image - Living with Chronic Illness and Disability - E-Book VBK, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780729599375
Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 04-21-2026
Page Count: 642
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $30.99

Living with Chronic Illness and Disability - E-Book VBK, 5th Edition

by Esther Chang, RN, CM, DNE, BAppSc(AdvNur), MEdAdmin, PhD, FRCNA and Deborah Hatcher, DipTeach(PhysEd), BHlthSc(N), MHPEd, PhD

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cover image - Living with Chronic Illness and Disability - E-Book VBK, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780729599375
Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 04-21-2026
Page Count: 642
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $30.99

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A comprehensive and contemporary guide to chronic illness and disability care in Australia and New Zealand

Equip tomorrow’s nurses and health professionals with the knowledge, confidence and person-centred principles required to support people living with chronic illness and disability.

Now in its fifth edition, Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice continues to set the benchmark for holistic, evidence-based care. Edited by Esther Chang and Deborah Hatcher and written by a multidisciplinary team of expert clinicians and academics, this trusted text prepares students and clinicians to work in genuine partnership with individuals, families and carers across the continuum of care.

Grounded in best practice and informed by current Australian, New Zealand and international evidence, the text explores the realities of living with chronic conditions and disability. It champions self-management, empowerment and interdisciplinary collaboration, and addresses major conditions including heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, dementia, mental illness and palliative care, alongside essential dimensions of care such as spirituality, sexuality and sexual health, chronic pain, stigma and preferred place of care.

Designed for nursing and allied health students, newly registered nurses and clinicians across Australia and New Zealand, this text supports the development of clinical reasoning, reflective practice and the delivery of safe, competent and responsive care throughout every stage of a professional career.

  • What’s new in the fifth edition

    • Expanded case studies and reflective questions to deepen discussion and critical thinking
    • Additional media resources to enhance engagement and learning
    • Updated statistics and contemporary evidence throughout
    • Strengthened focus on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary team roles
    • Curated lists of web-based resources to enhance engagement and learning
  • Section I: Frameworks for Chronic Illness and Disability

    Chapter 1: Chronic Illness and Disability: An Overview
    Chapter 2: Partnerships in Collaborative Care
    Chapter 3: Models of Care
    Chapter 4: Spirituality
    Chapter 5: Psychosocial Care
    Chapter 6: Stigmatisation of People Living with a Chronic Illness or Disability
    Chapter 7: Sexuality
    Chapter 8: Health Disparities and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability
    Chapter 9: Management of Chronic Pain
    Chapter 10: Rehabilitation for the Individual and Family
    Chapter 11: Impact of Obesity
    Chapter 12: Palliation in Chronic Illness

    Section II: Principles for nursing practice
    Chapter 13: Principles for Nursing Practice: Schizophrenia
    Chapter 14: Principles for Nursing Practice: Depression
    Chapter 15: Principles for Nursing Practice: Advanced Dementia
    Chapter 16: Principles for Nursing Practice: Stroke
    Chapter 17: Principles for Nursing Practice: Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
    and Motor Neurone Disease
    Chapter 18: Principles for Nursing Practice: Asthma
    Chapter 19: Principles for Nursing Practice : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    Chapter 20: Principles for Nursing Practice: Coronary Heart Disease
    Chapter 21: Principles for Nursing Practice: Chronic Heart Failure
    Chapter 22: Principles for Nursing Practice: Chronic Kidney Disease
    Chapter 23: Principles for Nursing Practice: Chronic Diseases of the Bowel
    Chapter 24: Principles for Nursing Practice: Keratinocyte Cancers and Melanoma
    Chapter 25: Principles for Nursing Practice: Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis
    Chapter 26: Principles for Nursing Practice: Diabetes
    Chapter 27: Principles for Nursing Practice: HIV/AIDS
    Chapter 28: Principles for Nursing Practice: Cancer
  • Esther Chang, RN, CM, DNE, BAppSc(AdvNur), MEdAdmin, PhD, FRCNA, Emeritus Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia and Deborah Hatcher, DipTeach(PhysEd), BHlthSc(N), MHPEd, PhD, Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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