Learning Objectives
In this section, the student will:
- Describe multiple factors that affect client response and reaction to a diagnosis of chronic disease
- Discuss the strategies that can be used to promote client self-management and build confidence in the management of chronic illness
- Discuss the grief cycle and identify how to use the grief cycle to assist clients and their families to understand the emotions that accompany a diagnosis with chronic illness
Resources
- Coping with a Diagnosis of Chronic Illness; from The American Psychological Association
- Emotional Dimensions of Chronic Disease; from the Western Journal of Medicine 2000 Feb; 172(2): 124–128.
- The Effect of Chronic Illness on the Psychological Health of Family Members; from Journal of Mental Health Policy and Econ. 2003 Mar;6(1):13-22.
- Supporting Self-management in Patients with Chronic Illness; from American Family Physician 2005 Oct 15;72(8):1503-1510.
- Self-management Support; from Improving Chronic Illness Care
- Grieving Chronic Illness and Injury — Infinite Losses; from Social Work Today Vol. 14 No. 4 P. 18
- Mindfulness and the Stages of Grief in Chronic Disease; from the Absenger Cancer Education Foundation
Content for Oral Health Infusion: Oral Health and Chronic Disease
Learning Objectives
In this section, the student will:
- Recognize the impact that inflammation caused by periodontitis has on chronic conditions
- Identify ways of achieving optimal oral health
- Identify navigation opportunities that positively improve oral health
Resources
- Inflammation: The Relationship between Oral Health and Systemic Disease
- Oral Health and Chronic Disease
