Chronic illness

expected rate 3. The shortcomings of existing methods may be due to the failure to adjust routine data adequately and reliably for differences in case mix 4. Existing methods adjust for age, sex, and comorbidities but do not adjust for severity of illness, as indicated by physiological measures or routine blood tests 5,6. This probably reflects…

Treatment For Chronic Fatigue – What Are The Different Approaches Available Summary: Treatment for chronic fatigue is available, but you need to visit the right doctor fo the best results. Treatment for chronic fatigue has different approaches. Main Content: It’s not an easy or simple task to treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) as there’s no standard regimen for treatment that may work on every patient. The doctor has to take a different approach for every patient. The medical community is…

adversity, such as having a physical illness (Stewart & Yuen, 2011). Building health resilience has become a prominent health care goal and identifying the factors that allow people to adapt successfully to a negative life event is becoming more and more important (Wulff, Donato, & Lurie, 2014). A recent study showed that resilient individuals have a better 10-year survival chance (25% less likely to die) than non-resilient individuals suffering from chronic pain (Elliott, Burton, & Hannaford,…

additional issue is the possible impact of the level of burden on the partner’s perception of the patient. Partners are often requested to make proxy decisions on behalf of patients, such as those patients who are incompetent by reason of mental illness, brain damage, and/or dementia (Wakefield, et.al, 2011). These judgments can be, and typically are, influenced by the partner’s own interests; that is, a partner may covertly request care and treatment options he or she wants for the patient,…

the foundation of naturopathic practice: • The Healing Power of Nature Recognizing the ordered and intelligent self-healing process which is inherent in individuals • Identify and Treat the Causes Indentifying and removing the underlying causes of illness, not merely eliminating or suppressing the symptoms • First Do No Harm To avoid harming the patient, a naturopathic physician follows these three guidelines: 1. Using the last force necessary…

background situation. One patient successfully lived at home alone, the other resided in an assistant living facility, and finally the last patient was faced with homelessness. The purpose of this discussion board is to describe what wellness within chronic illness means to me, discuss what the consequences of pain are in the older adult while incorporating how age-related changes affect psychological and cognitive functioning. According to the World Health Organization (2017), wellness is…

Mental Illness, Substance Abuse and Homelessness A real challenge facing any medical professional in seeking to help the homeless population is how to provide quality care to those suffering from mental illness and/or substance abuse. Providing continual, follow up care is another layer to the challenge. When planning exactly how to help homeless with mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders, CCFD would do well to consider the words of An-Pyng Sun in her 2012 National Association of…

(MS). The beliefs regarding the cause and timing of multiple sclerosis in a sample of Midwestern patients and their attempts to make meaning of the experience of living with multiple sclerosis was examined to determine why some individuals with chronic illness do better than other across time (Russell, White, & White, 2006). This discussion will address the key characteristics of the following areas: health promotion, disease prevention, beliefs regarding the case of their own multiple…

was regarded as a century of linear ideologies, especially in the biomedical field (Ogden, 2012). Illness was seen as the result of an invasion that causes physical damage to the body. Humans were the victims of illness and not the culprit; illness was out of the individual’s control (Ogden, 2012). Medical intervention governed by medical professionals was the only appropriate way to overcome illness (Ogden, 2012 and Nettleton, 2006). The body and mind were thought to be separate entities; the…

construct in many behavioral theories as it directly relates to whether a person performs the desired behavior. My first question is regarding perceived susceptibility. This refers to a person's subjective perception of the risk of acquiring an illness or disease. How does a health educator change a person’s attitude who believes that their behavior poses no risk? Even more of a challenge is what if the behavior that puts them at risk is something…