Long Term Conditions Flashcards
Why may someone not attend their regular GP following retirement of their usual GP?
-Loss of longstanding relationship, trust, person-centred approach. Worry about new relationship worth GP.
May be avoiding due to worrying symptoms. May be well.
Define person-centred care
The provision of care that places the patient at the centre, ensuring the healthcare system is designed to meet the needs and preferences of patients as defined by the patients themselves.
Who is in a position to make decisions about what patient-centred care means to them?
The patient
Where are the principles and values of patient-centredness brought together?
International Alliance of Patient Organisations (IaPO) Declaration on Patient-Centred Healthcare
What are the five principles of patient centred care defined by IaPO Declaration?
PAIR C
(P)ATIENT INVOLVEMENT in health policy (A)CCESS and support (I)NFORMATION (R)ESPECT (C)HOICE and empowerment
Name some common issues for patients with long term conditions?
Handicaps affecting physical, social and psychological well-being.
Constraints of family life, failure to re-establish the functional capacity to work and unremitting physical discomfort (pain).
What percentage of GP appointments are for long term conditions?
50
What percentage of outpatients appointments are for long term conditions?
64
What percentage of inpatient bed days are for long term conditions?
70
What categories of people are long-term conditions more prevalent in?
Older people
Lower socioeconomic class
What sort of conditions are becoming more prominent and causing disability?
Degenerative conditions eg Parkinson’s
What is the definition of incidence?
The number of NEW CASES of a disease in a population in a given period of time
What is the definition of prevalence?
The number of people in a population with a specific disease at a single point in time (or defined period of time)
EXISTING CASES
What can incidence be a good measure of?
Trends in causation and aetiology. Helpful for planning.
What can prevalence be a good measure of?
Amount of disease in a population. Assessing workload for the health service.
What sort of factors may be the aetiology of long term conditions?
Genetic factors (Genetics in cancer)
Environmental factors (Smoking)