CREATING HEALTH WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS

Within the current context of health care, health promotion for indivi duals with chronic illness often reflects the priorities of disease-sp ecific preventive care needs and related physical, social, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. This article reports a phenomenological study of how older people with chronic illness experience health and health promotion and illuminates a different perspective of health resources and strategies. The findings have profound implications for nursing p ractice and theory, suggesting the need for restructuring work assignm ents and refocusing nursing care more clearly away from the medical mo del.