Long Term Conditions
Primary health care covers a broad range of health and preventative services, including health education, counselling, disease prevention and screening. A strong primary health care system is central to improving the health of all New Zealanders and reducing health inequalities between different groups.
Primary health care covers a broad range of health and preventative services, including health education, counselling, disease prevention and screening. A strong primary health care system is central to improving the health of all New Zealanders and reducing health inequalities between different groups.
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Long term conditions: Developing a cross-government strategy (Department of Health, England)
posted by Research Admin on 16 May 2012
The Department of Health in the UK is working with other government departments to develop a strategy on long term...
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Investing in emotional and psychological wellbeing for patients with long-term conditions (UK)
posted by Research Admin on 19 Apr 2012
People with long-term physical health conditions will often have psychological and emotional needs resulting from the burden of illness-related symptoms,...
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Self management interventions for people with chronic conditions: Report to Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
posted by Research Admin on 13 Apr 2012
Published 2009. Author: Pat Flanagan.
[Wellington: Winston Churchill Memorial Trust]
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Health report: Chronic pain
posted by Research Admin on 9 May 2012
A recent phone poll of over 1,600 New Zealand adults, commissioned by Pfizer New Zealand in partnership with Arthritis New...
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Literature Abstracts
- Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people (Cochrane Review)
- An evaluation of a pictorial asthma medication plan for Pacific children
- Evaluation of a gerontology nurse specialist in primary health care: Case finding, care coordination and service integration for at-risk older people
- Pacific Islands Families Study: The association of infant health risk indicators and acculturation of Pacific Island mothers living in New Zealand
- Southern District Health Board: A model of care that integrates health and support services in the community for the older person
International Literature
- Review of services provided by pharmacies that promote healthy living (UK)
- Epidemiology of multimorbidity and implications for health care, research, and medical education: A cross-sectional study (Scotland)
- Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings (Cochrane Review)
- Investing in emotional and psychological wellbeing for patients with long-term conditions (UK)
- Preparing primary care for the future—Perspectives from the Netherlands, England, and USA