A Systems View of Chronic Illness and its Management
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 11011237 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Graham Lindegger (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Graham C Lindegger (Psychology Department, University of Natal, P.O. Box 375, Pietermaritzburg 3200, Republic of South Africa), Paula Bosman (Psychology Department, University of Natal, P.O. Box 375, Pietermaritzburg 3200, Republic of South Africa) |
| Ano | 1990 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 32-41 |
| Data de publicação | 1990-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | South African Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0081-2463 • E-ISSN: 2078-208X |
| Editora | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/008124639002000105 |
| OpenAlex | W2009111352 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 31 |
General systems theory is proposed as a framework for understanding chronic illness, and for intervention in chronic illness. It is suggested that chronic illness needs to be understood as a particular type of unhealth system. Various components of the unhealth system are described including disease, illness, sickness and illness behaviour, and applied to an understanding of chronic illness. The personal and temporal or developmental aspects of chronic illness are also described. The implications and value of a systems theory view of chronic illness are discussed and illustrated with two case demonstrations
Chronic disease · Disease · Intensive care medicine · Intervention (counseling) · Psychiatry · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Diabetes Management and Education · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
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| Altamente citado | Não |