NURS 3001: Week 1 Introduction to
Chronic Illness
chronic disease management - correct answer-an intervention designed to manage or
prevent a chronic condition using a systematic approach to care and potentially employing
multiple treatment modalities.
chronic illness - correct answer-irreversible illness that can causes permanent physical
impairment and requires long-term health care.
comorbidities or multimorbidities - correct answer-two or more chronic illnesses one person
experiences, causing more complexities within their care
contributing factors to chronic illnesses - correct answer-- Social determinants of health
(income, education, race, gender, food security, employment, etc)
- lifestyle (substance use, activity level, diet)
Disease - correct answer-the pathophysiology of a condition, biomedical model
HIV - correct answer-- can lead to AIDS
- Attacks the bodys immune system (T cells) which help the immune system fight off
infections
- no effective cure for HIV but can be controlled.
how has the experience of living with HIV changed or evolved - correct answer-- use to be
able to spread quickly but now, with proper + quick treatment individuals can live a
somewhat normal life because transmission is less likely
- stigma has changed due to public education
- more public health campaigns
- advancements in medication technology
how many canadian children are obese - correct answer-1/10
how many Canadians are obese? - correct answer-1/4
how many death in Canada result from chronic disease - correct answer-2/3
illness - correct answer-the human experience of a disease
illness experience and behaviour - correct answer-- loss of self
- moral work (pt feeling obligated to manage symptoms alongside daily life)
- devalued self (reassessment + new understanding of self, feeling revalued by world
- chronic sorrow ( natural response)
- loss of hope
- loss of integrity
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