Healthcare Partnerships for Pediatric Adherence Promoting Collaborative Management for Pediatric Chronic Illness Care /

• Main Authors: Schwartz, David D. (Author), Axelrad, Marni E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Maternal and child health services.; Pediatrics.; Health psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Health Psychology.

This timely professional reference and educational resource applies current concepts of pediatric adherence to medical treatment to create a model for a family-centered, collaborative approach to managing chronic illness. At its core are the latest findings on adherence: the factors that encourage i...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Snapshot from the Field
• Introduction: Definitions, Scope, and Impact of Nonadherence
• Conceptualizing Adherence
• Barriers and Facilitators
• Interventions to Promote Adherence
• The Importance of Development: Early and Middle Childhood
• Adherence in Adolescence
• The Role of Parents
• Poverty, Stress, and Chronic Illness Management
• Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Adherence
• Part II: Implications for Policy and Practice
• Rethinking Self-Management
• Healthcare Partnerships
• Part III: Looking Ahead
• Screening for Nonadherence in Pediatric Patients
• A Comprehensive Behavioral Health System for Identifying and Treating Nonadherence
• Pulling it All Together: Clinical Conclusions.