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It is now widely accepted that there are important links between inactivity and lifestyle-related chronic diseases, and that exercise can bring tangible therapeutic benefits to people with long-term chronic conditions. Exercise and Chronic Disease: An Evidence-Based Approach offers the most up-to-date survey currently available of the scientific and clinical evidence underlying the effects of exercise in relation to functional outcomes, disease-specific health-related outcomes and quality of life in patients with chronic disease conditions. Drawing on data from randomized controlled trials and observational evidence, and written by a team of leading international researchers and medical and health practitioners, the book explores the evidence across a wide range of chronic diseases, including: cancer heart disease stroke diabetes parkinson's disease multiple sclerosis asthma. Each chapter addresses the frequency, intensity, duration and modality of exercise that might be employed as an intervention for each condition and, importantly, assesses the impact of exercise interventions in relation to outcomes that reflect tangible benefits to patients. No other book on this subject places the patient and the evidence directly at the heart of the study, and therefore this book will be essential reading for all exercise scientists, health scientists and medical professionals looking to develop their knowledge and professional practice.

While the world is experiencing a rapid escalation in chronic health problems, training of the healthcare workforce has generally not kept pace. To provide effective care for chronic conditions, the skills of health professionals must be expanded to meetthese new complexities. The publication presents a new, expanded training model, based on a set of core competencies that apply to all members of the workforce. First, the workforce needs to organize care around the patient or in other words, to adopt a patient-centred approach. Second, providers need communication skills that enable them to collaborate with others. They need not only to partner with patients, but to work closely with other providers, and to join with communities to improve outcomes for patients with chronic conditions. Third, the workforce needs skills to ensure that the safety and quality of patient care is continuously improved. Fourth, the workforce needs competencies in information and communication technology which can assist them in monitoring patients across time, in using and sharing information. Finally, the workforce needs to adopt a public health perspective in their daily work, including the provision of population-based care that is centred around primary health care systems.Each competency is described in detail and supplemented with diverse country examples of how it has been implemented.--Publisher's description.

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