NRS 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Healthy Diet, Statin, Oral Cancer
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Chronic health objectives week 1: differentiate between health, disease, & illness. Health (who"s definition) a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity. The state of health is dependent upon complex interactions between multiple social and economic factors, the physical environment, and individual behaviour (otherwise known as the determinants of health) Disease a condition that a practitioner views from a pathophysiological model. Illness the human experience of symptoms and suffering. It is referred to how the disease is perceived, lived with, and responded to by the individuals and their families: compare and contrast the characteristics of chronic and acute illness. ***acute and chronic illness can happen in an individual simultaneously. A sudden onset with signs and symptoms related to the disease process. Ends in a relatively short time either through recovery or death. ***may have a profound impact on the person with a pre-existing chronic illness: ex.
