Disability & Chronic Illness

Question 1

Chronic Disease

Answer 1

Is a condition that lasts for more than 1 year, is multifactorial, has no definite cure, requires continuous and persistent healthcare monitoring, and limits or prevents a person from performing activities of daily living.

Question 2

Chronic Illness

Answer 2

The human experience of living with a chronic disease or condition; experienced by the individual and the family; individual’s perception and responses to the chronic disease or condition

Question 3

What are the keys to managing chronic conditions

Answer 3

• Prevention
• Lifestyle changes
• Managing symptoms to avoid complications
• Quality of life
• Health promotion behaviors

Question 4

What are the implications of Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC)

Answer 4

• Increases the complexity of care
• Increase in cost of care
• Risk for conflicting medical advice, adverse effects of medications, unnecessary and duplicative tests, preventable hospitalizations

Question 5

Disability

Answer 5

• Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
• Record of, or regarded as, having such an impairment

Question 6

What is the goal of rehabilitation?

Answer 6

Goal of rehabilitation nursing is to assist the patient to attain and maintain optimum health as defined by the patient

Question 7

What should we assess in rehabilitation?

Answer 7

• ADL’s
• IADL’s
• Language use assistance

Question 8

What is our priority problem/concern with rehabilitation?

Answer 8

The Self-Care Deficit