Translating Chronic Illness Research into Practice -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Globalisation of Chronic Illness Research -- Introduction -- What is in a name? -- Global crisis in chronic illness -- Impact of chronic illness in developing nations -- Trends in chronic illness research in developed nations -- Policy drivers: taking action -- Global initiatives for future chronic illness management -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Transitional Processes and Chronic Illness -- Introduction -- The search -- Defining transition -- An emerging understanding of transition -- Describing transition -- Transition and identity -- Transition and transformative learning -- Transitional processes -- A transition framework for practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Translating Chronic Illness Research Across the Lifespan -- Introduction -- Human development across the lifespan -- Key assumptions of the lifespan developmental perspective -- Human development in old age -- Applications of lifespan developmental perspectives in chronic illness research -- Supporting age-appropriate development without jeopardising the safe management of serious chronic disease: the case of cystic fibrosis -- Chronic illness in old age: providing developmentally appropriate integrity-promoting care to persons suffering from dementia -- Conclusions and implications -- References -- 4. Assisting People with Chronic Illness to Manage Co-Morbid Conditions -- Introduction -- Conceptualising co-morbidity -- Social determinants of co-morbidities -- The medical paradigm -- Health-care systems -- Co-morbidity management -- Models of chronic illness management -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Conceptualisation of Self-Management -- Introduction -- Background to the use of the term self-management -- Historical developments in self-management.

Associated concepts or models that overlap with or inform self-management -- Alternative definitions of self-management -- Conclusions: the future for chronic condition self-management -- References -- 6. The Relevance of Self-Management Programmes for People with Chronic Disease at Risk for Disease-Related Complications -- Introduction -- Background -- Theoretical framework -- Overview of relevant research -- Sample -- Participation -- Attrition -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 7. The Potential of Technology for Providing Social Support to People and Families -- Introduction -- Background -- The Internet as a health resource -- Impact of advanced technology in fostering therapeutic gain: overview of relevant research -- Social support delivery: considerations in selecting advanced technology methods -- Into the virtual future. . . -- References -- 8. Chronic Illness Research: Translating What We Know into What We Do -- Introduction -- The task ahead -- The dose-response problem -- The promise of research -- Knowledge translation: emerging from naıvete -- Embedding KT within research agencies and grants -- Web-based KT innovations -- What chronic illness research gets taken up? -- Policy containers and the future of chronic illness -- The future of chronic illness: systems change using stroke examples -- Conclusion -- References -- 9. Future Directions -- Global perspective -- Facilitating the will of the people -- The evidence base -- Technology and health promotion -- Transition -- Self-management and self-care -- Health in the community -- References -- Index.