KIN 261 Study Guide - Chronic Condition, Age 13, Depressant
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Hkin 261 week 11 lecture summary notes chronic illness and stigma: this class. Part 3: tutorial: review of study questions: chronic conditions. Chronic conditions are health problems that require ongoing management over a period of years/decades. In contrast, acute illnesses are conditions that have an abrupt onset and usually only short term. (infections, flu, food poisoning) Chronic conditions are currently the main cause of death worldwide. World health organization four categories of chronic conditions: noncommunicable diseases (cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes) 2. persistent communicable diseases (hiv, aids, hepatitis) never goes away. 4. ongoing impairments in structure (amputations, blindness, joint disorders) Chronic disease never happen in isolation, linked or increase probability. The prevalence of chronic conditions increases with age. 1/3 of older canadians have multiple chronic conditions. Bundon, hurd clarke & miller (2011): frail older adults and patterns of exercise engagement. *participants (older adults with multiple chronic conditions) faced dramatic declines in their physical abilities. *nonetheless they continued to participate in exercise/physical activity.
