Developed by Lorraine M. Wright, RN, PhD and Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD and described in a new 3rd revised edition Illness Beliefs: The heart of healing in families and individuals (2021). The book focuses on a Family Systems Nursing theoretical orientation. The Illness Beliefs Model is an advanced practice model with a focus on family nursing interventions that target illness beliefs of patients, families, and health care providers.
Bibliography of all known publications which reference the Illness Beliefs Model.
The earliest version of this book was developed by Lorraine M. Wright, RN, PhD, Wendy L. Watson, RN, PhD, and Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD and called: ”Beliefs: The Heart of Healing in Families and Illness” (1996). It was translated into French, Japanese, and Swedish. The second edition of this book, Beliefs and Illness: A Model for Healing written by Lorraine M. Wright, R.N, PhD and Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD was published in 2009. This book was translated into Japanese (2011) by N. Kobayashi & K. Matsumoto. Japanese title: “Yamai no Kunou wo Yawarageru Kazoku Sisutemu Kango”. Website for Japanese translation: Nihon Kangokyoukai Publisher’s Inc.
Highlighted publications:
Bell, J. M., & Wright, L. M. (2011). The Illness Beliefs Model: Creating practice knowledge for families experiencing illness suffering. In E. K. Svarvarsdottir & H. Jonsdottir (Eds.), Family nursing in action (pp. 15-51). Reykjavik, Iceland: University of Iceland Press.
Bell, J. M. (2015). Growing the science of Family Systems Nursing: Family health intervention research focused on illness suffering and family healing [L’avancement de la recherché sur l’intervention infirmiere systémique en santé familiale: bilan]. In F. Duhamel (Ed.), La santé et la famille: Une approche systémique en soins infirmiers [Families and health: A systemic approach in nursing care] (3rd ed., 102-125.) Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Gaëtan Morin editeur, Chenelière Éducation. [In French]
Bell, J. M., & Wright, L. M. (2015). The Illness Beliefs Model: Advancing practice knowledge about illness beliefs, family healing, and family interventions [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 21(2), 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840715586889
A Special Issue about the Illness Beliefs Model was published in the May 2015 issue of the Journal of Family Nursing.
