Consider a time when you were ill and experienced a decrease in your Quality of Life (either short term or long term). Discuss the ways the illness negatively impacted your Quality of Life. Also, share the impact of medical or CAM treatments on your Quality of Life if applicable. If you haven't ever had an illness that negatively impacted your Quality of Life, you can discuss the experience of a family member or friend.

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Learning Guide Unit 8

Learning Guide Unit 8

Reading Assignment

Ogden, J. (2019).The psychology of health and illness: An open access course.Thepsychologyofhealthandillness.pdf Read pages 92 - 98

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Winch, G. (2014, November). The case for emotional hygiene [Video]. TED.https://www.ted.com/talks/guy_winch_the_case_for_emotional_hygiene

Jang, I. Y., Kim, H. R., Lee, E., Jung, H. W., Park, H., Cheon, S. H., Lee, Y. S., & Park, Y. R. (2018). Impact of a wearable device-based walking programs in rural older adults on physical activity and health outcomes: Cohort study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 6(11), e11335.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6282012/

Rixon, L., Hirani, S. P., Cartwright, M., & Newman, S. P. (2017). The effect of telehealth on quality of life and psychological outcomes over a 12-month period in a diabetic cohort within the Whole Systems Demonstrator cluster randomised trial. JMIR Diabetes, 2(2), e18.http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/17936/3/cityonline.pdf

Carstensen, L. (2011). Older people are happier [Video]. TED.https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_carstensen_older_people_are_happier