PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Thyroid Cancer, Melanoma, Testicular Cancer
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The scope of the issue : at any given time 58% of canadian population has some chronic condition. 81% of senior population: accounts for 2/3 of canada"s health spending, spectrum of chronic conditions= mild (partial hearing loss) to severe and life threatening (cancer, diabetes, self-management: patient"s involvement in their illness. Chronic conditions are more common among lower-income canadians, women and seniors. Bar graph from the textbook: females have more chronic illness than males do, there is an effect of socio-economic status, age and gender. What is the impact of chronic disease: causes premature death. 2005: >60% of deaths globally result from chronic disease. Prevalence rates highest in developed countries: economic and social burden to families, communities and society. Direct (health care) + indirect (disability) cost of chronic disease. billion diabetes, billion cancer, billion arthritis: compromise quality of life. Quality of life: historically measured only by length of life and signs of disease.
