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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Allison R Webel, RN , Dr Kate Lorig, DrPH , Diana Laurent , Virginia GonzalezPublisher: Bull Publishing Company Imprint: Bull Publishing Company Edition: 4th Dimensions: Width: 21.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 0.816kg ISBN: 9781936693726ISBN 10: 1936693720 Pages: 345 Publication Date: 01 December 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsOverview of HIV Self-Management; Becoming an HIV Self-Manager; Health Problems of People with HIV; Living With HIV Through a Lifespan; Barriers to HIV Self-Management; Working with Your Health Care Team; Making Treatment Decisions; Managing Medications for HIV; Side Effects of Medications; Evaluating Common Symptoms of HIV; Understanding the Symptom Cycle; Using Your Mind to Manage Symptoms; Physical Activity for Fun & Fitness; Healthy Eating; Eating for Specific Long-Term Conditions; Communicating with Family, Friends, Work Colleagues, & Health Professionals; Planning for the Future: Fears & Reality; Finding Resources.ReviewsUsually, when I ve finished reading a self-help book, I ve passed it along to others or donated it to the library, knowing that I would never use it again. Not Living a Healthy Life with HIV this one gets a permanent place of prominence on my bookshelf. If you are living with HIV, it should be on yours also. Hank Trout, aumag.org Living a Healthy Life with HIV...gets a permanent place of prominence on my bookshelf. If you are living with HIV, it should be on yours also. -- Hank Trout,A&U Magazine What continues to set this book above the fray is its emphasis on self-management, and its authors affirmation that a person with HIV must and can take control of his or her own illness and treatment. -- Patricia Gale,Blogcritics This is an essential guide that will allow long and healthy survival despite HIV; something we only imagined when this epidemic began.Highly recommended! -- Paul Volberding, MD, UCSF Department of Medicine, Director of the UCSF AIDS Research Institute An excellent resource for patients as they, navigate living with HIV. -- Jason E Farley, PhD, MPH, NP, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing The perspective of self-empowerment provided by this book will behelpful for people living with HIV. -- Kenneth Mayer M.D., Infectious Disease Attending & Director of HIVPrevention Research,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, HarvardMedical School Everyone working in the HIV community, advocates, counselors, CBOs(Community Based Organizations) Church outreach ministries all needthis book as a reference in working with men women and children livingwith this virus. Also the same people need to make it available totheir HIV people, not just for saving lives but to give quality oflive with dignity to all those impacted by the HIV virus. -- Father Joseph I OBrien, O.P.,Executive Director, Saint Therese Center HIV Outreach, Las Vegas NV A cross between a self-help motivational discourse and aneasy-to-follow health manual, this book offers invaluable advice -- Publishers Weekly The focus is not on what is wrong, but on how to keep things as rightas possible -- Library Journal When I was first diagnosed as having AIDS all I thought that was leftfor me to do, is go home and die.In discovering the book Living Wellwith HIV through a class offered by Stanford University I discoveredthere was LIFE to be had for the sharing and taking care of myself... Iplan to share it with my mother and other members of my family aswell! -- David, HIV+ since 2005 This book gives you information on how to make changes to things youmay want to change about yourself by using an Action Plan. It alsohelps you problem solve. Living a Healthy Life With HIV is helping mebe a better self. -- Robert, AIDS for 20+ years This book has taught me that these days having HIV is similar tohaving any other chronic condition and with the right combination ofmedications and self-management tools one can lead a healthy andfulfilling life. For me personally, this book normalises livingwith HIV and it has helped me to stop worrying about the stigmaassociated with living with HIV and to get on with my life.By following the advice in the book I have found that I have increasedenergy levels, I am getting a better nights sleep and feel in controlof living with HIV. It has improved my confidence and self-esteem andI now have a better relationship with my doctor, putting me in controlof my health. -- Richard, recently diagnosed HIV+ Author InformationAllisonR. Webel RN, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School ofNursing at Case Western Reserve University. Kate Lorig, DrPH, is director and professor emerita at StanfordUniversity School of MedicinesPatient Education Research Center. Diana Laurent, MPH, is a health educator and trainer at StanfordPatient Education ResearchCenter. Virginia Gonzalez, MPH, is a health educator and study coordinator at Stanford University School of Medicine's Patient Education Research Centre. Allen L. Gifford, MD, is Professor of Public Health and Medicine at Boston University, actingdirector of the Department of Veteran Affairs Center for Healthcare Organization andImplementation Research. David T. Sobel, M. Ed., is a Senior Faculty in the Education Department and Director of the Center for Place-based Education at Antioch University New England. Prior to 1997, he served as the Chairperson of the department for a dozen years. He was one of the founders of The Harrisville Children's Center and has served on the boards of public and private schools. He was m member of the editorial board of the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice and has served as a correspondent for Orion Magazine. His articles examine the relationship between child development, authentic curriculum and environmental education. He was the winner of a 1991 Education Press Award. In 2007, he was identified as one of the Daring Dozen educators in the United States by Edutopia magazine. His book Nature Preschools and forest Kindergartens will be published by Redleaf Press in autumn, 2015. David's exploration and documentation of the natural interests of chil Marian Minor, PT, PhD, is professor emerita at the University ofMissouri, Department of Physical Therapy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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