Explore some of the challenges of having chronic illness (such as diabetes or cancer) when living in remote areas of Australia.
using theoretical and research evidence write 250 words.
Barkway, P. (Ed.). (2013). Psychology for Health Professionals (2nd ed.).
Australia: Elsevier. Chapter 8
You may also find that Chapters 3 & 11 are relevant to the reading responses.
Additional reading
Andreotti, C., Root, J. C., Ahles, T. A., McEwen, B. S., & Compas, B. E. (2015). Cancer,
coping, and cognition: A model for the role of stress reactivity in cancer-related
cognitive decline. Psycho-Oncology, 24, 617-623. doi: 10.1002/pon.3683
Additional interesting resources
Cyarto, E. V., Dow, B., Vrantsidis, F. & Meyer, C. (2013). Promoting healthy
ageing: Development of the Healthy Ageing Quiz. Australasian Journal on
Ageing, 32, 15–20. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00585.x
National Health and Medical Research Council, ‘Clinical practice guidelines for
the psychosocial care of adults with cancer’,
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/cp90syn.htm.
US Department of Health and Human Services: ‘Living beyond cancer: finding a
new balance’, https://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualReports/pcp03-
04rpt/Survivorship.pdf
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