Long Term Conditions

Question 1

patient centred care 5 principals?

Answer 1

respect
choice and empowerment
patient involvement in health policy
access and support
information

Question 2

who are long-term conditions more prevalent in?

Answer 2

older people and more deprived groups

Question 3

long term condition statistics?

Answer 3

50% all GP appointments
64% all outpatients appointments
70% inpatient beds

Question 4

what does incidence mean?

Answer 4

the number of new cases of a disease in a population in a specified period of time

Question 5

what does prevalence mean?

Answer 5

the number of people in a population with a specific disease at a single point in time or in a defined period of time

Question 6

what is vulnerability?

Answer 6

an individuals capacity to resist disease, repair damage and restore physiological homeostasis can be deemed vulnerability

Question 7

what is biographical disruption?

Answer 7

A long term condition leads to a loss of confidence in the body, there is then a loss of confidence in social interaction or self-identity

Question 8

what is the stigma in long-term illness?

Answer 8

some illness are visible and others invisible

disclose the condition and suffer stigma? or hide and pass for normal

Question 9

impact of long-term conditions on individual?

Answer 9

can be negative or positive

self pity, denial and apathy

Question 10

impact of long-term conditions on family?

Answer 10

can be financial, emotional, physical

Question 11

impact of long-term conditions on community/society?

Answer 11

isolation may occur

Question 12

medical models of disability? (4)

Answer 12

individual/personal cause (accident when drunk_
underlying pathology (obesity)
individual level intervention (health professional advise)
individual change/adjustment (change in behaviour)

Question 13

social models of disability? (4)

Answer 13

societal causes (low wages)
housing conditions
social/political actions needed (facilities for disabled)
societal attitude change (PC language)

Question 14

rights in disability? (2)

Answer 14

equality act 2010

disability discrimination act 1995 & 2005

Question 15

screening criteria?

Answer 15

Wilson’s Criteria

• The condition should be an important health problem.
• There should be a treatment for the condition.
• The test should be acceptable to the population.
• The natural history of the disease should be adequately understood.
• There should be an agreed policy on whom to treat.