Chronic Illness Care: Principles and Practice

The second edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive  overview to chronic illness care, which is the coordinated,  comprehensive and sustained response to chronic diseases and conditions  by health care providers, formal and informal caregivers, healthcare  systems, and community-based resources. This unique resource uses an  ecological framework to frame chronic illness care at multiple levels,  and includes sections on individual influences, the role of family and  community networks, social and environmental determinants, and health  policy. The book also orients how chronic care is provided across the  spectrum of health care settings, from home to clinic, from the  emergency department to the hospital and from hospitals to residential  care facilities.  

The fully revised and expanded edition  of Chronic Illness Care describes the operational frameworks and  strategies that are needed to meet the care needs of chronically ill  patients, including behavioral health, care management, transitions of  care, and health information technology. It also addresses the changing  workforce needs in health care and the fiscal models and policies that  are associated with chronic care.

Several new chapters  are included in the second edition and reflect the significant changes  that have occurred in health care due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapters  covering vaccinations, virtual care, and care of COVID-19 associated  chronic conditions have been added. The revised textbook builds on the  first edition’s content that covered providing care to special  population groups, such as children and adolescents, older adults, and  adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, by including  care approaches to adults with severe and persistent mental health  disorders, the LGBTQ+ community, incarcerated persons, immigrants and  refugees, and military veterans. Finally, chapters on important and  emerging topics, such as natural language processing and health  inequities and structural racism have also been added.