Rachel Skoss from the Institute for Health Research at the University of Notre Dame Australia developed this 2022 Building coping skills to manage health (and health appointments)guide. The guide focuses on supporting the health of people with cognitive impairment or intellectual disability.
The guide has the following sections:
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The guide has the following sections:
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Proactive and Preventative Care
- Managing Chronic Health Conditions
- Managing Mental Health Conditions
- Understanding Change in Someone’s Health Status
- End-of-Life Care
- Primary Care in the Community
- Hospital-Based Care
- Communicating About Health
- Decision-Making in Health
- Setting Health-Related Goals
- Building coping skills to manage health (and health appointments)
- Finding Good Information
- The Australian Health System
- The Health Care Team
- Making Complaints in the Health and Disability Systems
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