Exam Questions and Answers A+
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Chronic .illness .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .contributes .to .chronicity? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .degree .of .disability .and
.altered .lifestyle .
- .a .persons .perceptions .and .beliefs .about .the .disease
Disease .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .pathophysiology .of .a .condition
Illness .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .The .human .experience .of .a .disease
- .Lived .experiences .of .the .individual .and .their .family
- .Resulting .impact .on .a .persons .life
Chronic .disease .management .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Managing .or .prevent
.chronic .conditions .
- .Intervention .or .interventions .
- .Systematic .and .collaborative .approach .to .care
- .Involves .the .person .
- .Reducing .negative .impacts .
- .Monitoring .function
Contributing .factors .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Key .detriments .of .health .
- .Lifestyle
Lifestyle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Includes .choices .made .by .individuals .and
.recognizes .influence .of .social, .economic .and .environmental .factors
Canadian .facts .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .44% .of .Canadians .over .the .age .of .20 .are
.living .with .at .least .1 .condition
- .33% .of .Canadian .adults .have .two .or .more .chronic .illnesses .
, - .3/4 .of .deaths .in .Ontario .each .year .result .from .chronic .illness
Economic .considerations .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Direct .health .care .costs .are
.around .10.5 .billion .a .year .in .Ontario .
- .There .is .a .large .economic .burden .of .chronic .disease .risk .factors .(smoking,
.alcohol, .physical .inactivity .and .unhealthy .eating)
Impact .of .chronic .illness .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Older .adults .
- .High-need .(5% .of .patients), .High- .patients .(50% .of .health .care .spending) .
- .Health .care .consumer .
- .Influence .of .health .behaviour
Influence .of .illness .perceptions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .the .response .of .clients
.and .families .to .illness .
- .the .coping .strategies .they .draw .on .
- .how .they .generally .response .towards .their .illness
How .are .perceptions .created? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .developed .overtime
- .molded .by .their .everyday .social .interactions .
- .past .experiences .and .culture
Culture .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .More .than .ones .race .or .ethnicity, .cultural
.'norms' .
- .a .set .of .explicit .and .implicit .guidelines .that .individuals .use .to .view .the .world
.and .tell .them .what .behaviour .are .appropriate .
- .e.g. .culture .of .poverty, .culture .of .cancer .survivors .and .culture .of .chronic
.illness
Loss .of .self .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-overtime .patients .with .a .chronic .illness .feel
.their .self-image .disappears
Moral .work .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-patients .feeling .the .obligation .to .manage
.symptoms .alongside .their .daily .life
Devalued .self .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-reassessment .and .a .new .understanding .of
.self, .feeling .revalued .by .the .world
Chronic .sorrow .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .may .be .a .natural .response .to .chronic
.illness
- .prolonged .period .of .sadness
Interventions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .patients .do .not .need .their .illness .fixed .or
.cured .
- .patients .need .professionals .to .listen .and .understand .illness .experience .
- .evidence .informed .frameworks .and .models .need .to .be .developed
Best .patient .outcomes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Illness .behaviour .is .not .deviant .
- .We .need .to .support .patients
- .We .need .to .understand .lives .experiences .of .the .illness .