Chapter 11 Flashcards
1
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Asthma
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- rates have skyrocketed in recent years.
2
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Chronic conditions
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- moderate ones (partial hearing loss)
- life-threatening disorders (cancer, coronary artery disease, diabetes)
3
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Ages 18-44
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- more than 1/3 have at least one chronic condition.
4
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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.
5
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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.
6
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Quality of Life’s components
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- physical functioning
- social functioning
- psychological status
- disease or treatment related symptoms
7
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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.
8
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People with chronic disorders
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- more likely to suffer from: depression, anxiety, generalized distress
9
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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.
10
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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
11
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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.
12
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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.
13
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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
14
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Self- concept
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- stable set of beliefs about one’s personal qualities and attributes.
15
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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.
