It is not easy to define chronicity. Chronicity refers to the term that is consistent and continuous, in regards to the onset of an illness. Chronic diseases are long-lasting with persistent effect on individuals (Larsen 2013). A significant number of health risk factors such as lifestyle and other complex issues can cause chronic illness. They are not only the leading cause of disability, with its impact on health and welfare but also the leading cause of illness and deaths in Australia, accountable for 90% of deaths that occurred in 2011 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015).
In Australian context, chronic disease makes upto 70% of the disease burden and it is estimated to increase upto 80% by 2020. Previously, NSW health system …show more content…
Patients need health care professionals to listen to their experience rather than focusing on disease process and its cure (Larson 2013). Health care delivery should introduce such models of care that can address the healthcare necessity of people with chronic illness in a coordinated way. For instance, chronic care model is a person-oriented approach that focuses on prevention and management as oppose to acute care model that is disease orientated and is cure focus (Johnson 2014). Similarly, chronic care approach empowers community by placing healthcare experience of individual in collaboration with the healthcare professionals, family and community (Hickman, Rolley & Davidson …show more content…
Similarly living with chronic illness requires specific tasks and skills necessary to cope with the illness and growing together. Another important aspect of self-management is to improve psychological outcomes through exploring and expressing various emotions (Schulman-Green et al. 2012). Apart from that self management also requires individual to focus on illness, taking charge of their own health by getting involve in health promotion activities, taking leadership of their own health at individual level or in collaboration with family and health professionals. However, self-management can be affected by demographic factors such as culture and clinical factors comorbidity or linguistic aspect of health professionals (Schulman-Green et al.
In Australian context, chronic disease makes upto 70% of the disease burden and it is estimated to increase upto 80% by 2020. Previously, NSW health system …show more content…
Patients need health care professionals to listen to their experience rather than focusing on disease process and its cure (Larson 2013). Health care delivery should introduce such models of care that can address the healthcare necessity of people with chronic illness in a coordinated way. For instance, chronic care model is a person-oriented approach that focuses on prevention and management as oppose to acute care model that is disease orientated and is cure focus (Johnson 2014). Similarly, chronic care approach empowers community by placing healthcare experience of individual in collaboration with the healthcare professionals, family and community (Hickman, Rolley & Davidson …show more content…
Similarly living with chronic illness requires specific tasks and skills necessary to cope with the illness and growing together. Another important aspect of self-management is to improve psychological outcomes through exploring and expressing various emotions (Schulman-Green et al. 2012). Apart from that self management also requires individual to focus on illness, taking charge of their own health by getting involve in health promotion activities, taking leadership of their own health at individual level or in collaboration with family and health professionals. However, self-management can be affected by demographic factors such as culture and clinical factors comorbidity or linguistic aspect of health professionals (Schulman-Green et al.