what is the definition of chronic illness?
Chronic illness is the irreversible presence, accumulation or latency of disease states or impairments that involve the total human environment for supportive care and self-care, maintenance of function and prevention of further disability.
What is the definition of disability?
Body structure or function impairment, participation restrictions, and other limitations which have lasted more than 6 months are considered a disability.
List the top 4 chronic illness and disability trends found in the Indigenous population.
- Diabetes
- Chronic kidney disease
- Heart disease
- disability
List at least 4 Socio Economic factors
- risk taking behaviours
- low income
- poor housing
- exposure to violence
- Sense of no control
- poor communication
List the 6 components that make up Wagner’s Chronic Care Model.
- Health system
- Self-management
- decisional support
- delivery system design
- clinical information systems
- community resources
- policies
List at least 4 characteristics that the acute care model focuses on.
- disease centred
- focus on the individual
- cure focus
- diagnostic information provided
- doctor-centred
- secondary care emphasis
- re-active, symptom driven
List at least 4 characteristics that defines the chronic care model.
- person-centred
- team-centred
- ongoing care
- prevention/management focused
- support for self-management
- population health approach
- collaboration across primary and secondary care
What is the broad objective for the models of care?
Ensuring that the people get the RIGHT CARE
at the RIGHT TIME
by the RIGHT TEAM
and in the RIGHT PLACE
What are the areas of focus in the models of care?
- prevention and promotion
- early detection
- integration and continuity of care
- self management
What are the 5A’s?
- ask
- assess
- advise
- assist
- arrange
