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Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Asthma

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  • rates have skyrocketed in recent years.
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Chronic conditions

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  • moderate ones (partial hearing loss)
  • life-threatening disorders (cancer, coronary artery disease, diabetes)
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Ages 18-44

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  • more than 1/3 have at least one chronic condition.
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Ages 45-65

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  • nearly half have 2 or more chronic conditions that require medical care or limit daily activities.
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Multimorbidity

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  • have more complicated treatment regimens, substantially higher health care costs, lower quality of life, and shorter lives.
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Quality of Life’s components

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  • physical functioning
  • social functioning
  • psychological status
  • disease or treatment related symptoms
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What does Quality of Life measure?

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  • assess the impact of treatments.
  • can help pinpoint which
    problems are likely to emerge for patients with which diseases.
  • the extent to which a patient’s normal life activities have been compromised by disease and treatment.
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People with chronic disorders

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  • more likely to suffer from: depression, anxiety, generalized distress
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Denial

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  • defense mechanism by which people avoid the implications of a disorder, especially one that may be life-threatening.
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Depression is more common in patients with

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  • stroke patients
  • cancer patients
  • heart disease patients
  • multi-morbidity patients
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People with depression are more likely to get

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  • heart disease
  • atherosclerosis
  • hypertension
  • stroke
  • dementia
  • osteoporosis
  • type 2 diabetes.
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Many symptoms of depression, such as fatigue, sleeplessness, and weight loss, can also be symptoms of?

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  • disease or side effects of a treatment.
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Cognitive-behavioral and other evidence-based interventions are effective for?

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  • the depression that so frequently accompanies chronic health disorders
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Self- concept

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  • stable set of beliefs about one’s personal qualities and attributes.
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Body image

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  • the perception and evaluation of one’s physical functioning and appearance.
  • can plummet during illness.
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Chronic disorders

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  • require some self-management.
  • compromise sexual activity.
  • create problems for patients’ vocational activities and work status.
  • may face job discrimination.
  • can have financial impact.
  • have an impact on family (partner or children may have a new role as a caretaker, increased dependency).
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Physical rehabilitation involves several goals:

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  • to learn how to use one’s body as much as safely possible
  • to learn how to sense changes in the environment to make
    the appropriate physical accommodations
  • to learn new physical management skills
  • to learn a necessary treatment regimen
  • to learn how to control energy expenditure.
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Gender Impact of Chronic Health Disorders

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  • Women with chronic health disorders experience more deficits in social support than do men with chronic health disorders.
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Interventions for Chronic Health Disorders

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  • Pharmacological interventions
  • CBT
  • Brief psychotherapeutic interventions
  • Relaxation training
  • Mindfulness training
  • Exercise
  • Social Support
  • Family Support
  • Support Groups
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Management of chronic health disorders centers around?

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  • physical problems, especially recovery of functioning and adherence to treatment
  • vocational retraining, job discrimination, financial hardship, and loss of insurance
  • gaps and problems in social support
  • psychological reactions and personal losses, such as the threat that disease poses for long-term goals.
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Most patients experience some benefits as wel as negative effects from chronic health disorders. These positive outcomes may occur in part because ?

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  • patients compensate for losses in some areas of their lives with value placed on other aspects of life.

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