HLTHAGE 2F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Social Science, Epidemiological Transition, World Health Organization

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Cihi): 47% with high blood pressure, 27% with arthritis, 19% with heart disease, and 17% with diabetes: co-morbidities: several chronic conditions at the same time. Can be linked to conditions (e. g. , diabetes (cid:272)a(cid:374) slo(cid:449) do(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:449)ou(cid:374)d heali(cid:374)g(cid:895) or happe(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:862)(cid:374)or(cid:373)al(cid:863) agi(cid:374)g (cid:894)ski(cid:374) elasti(cid:272)it(cid:455)(cid:895). Exercise seems to be helping: changing reactions to treatment (drug absorption, surgery, anaesthetics); Moreover, clinical trials tend to exclude the elderly (too complex). 56% of rcts do not cover the 65+ according to a study published in 2011: a vivid illustration can be found here: global news. This is a short video clip introducing to the issue of multiple chronic conditions. From saad nagi (social scientist who inspired institute of medicine and public health organizations): disease or pathology: biochemical and physiological abnormalities in the organism. Maybe a-symptomatic and harder do diagnose among elderly individuals. Impairment: dysfunctions and abnormalities in body systems rather than organs.

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