Chronic Illness

Question 1

What makes chronics diseases worse?

Answer 1

Poverty, lack of healthcare access, tobacco, alcohol, chronic disease.

Question 2

Most common chronic diseases in the US?

Answer 2

Cardio vascular disease, cancer.
Diabetes, kidney failure, limb amputation, blindness
COPD
Obesity, arthritis.

Question 3

Characteristics of chronic conditions (11)

Answer 3

More than treating medical condition
Many different phases across lifespan
Keeping it under control/treatment regimens
One can lead to an other
Affects the entire family
Day to day mgmt
Process of discovery
Collaborative
Expensive
Raise ethical issues
Living with uncertaninty