Long term conditions Flashcards
What is person centred care?
Only the patient is in a position to make a decision on what patient centered healthcare means to them, as an individual, in the treatments of their condition and the living of their life. (Treatment options, therapies and models of care)
The provision of care that places the patient at the centre ensuring that the healthcare system is designed to meet the needs and preferences of patients as defined by patients themselves.
What brings together the principles and values of patient centred care?
These principles and values are brought together in the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IaPO) Declaration on Patient- Centered Healthcare.
What examples are there that a patient can decide on in patient centred care?
Treatment options, therapies, and models of care
What are the five principles of patient centred healthcare?
1) Respect
2) Choice and empowerment
3) Patient involvement in health policy
4) Access and support
5) Information
What are the complications of long term conditions
Physical, social and psychological well-being.
Constraints on family life,
Capacity to work
Unremitting physical discomfort (often chronic pain)
Who is most commonly affected by long term conditions?
The elderly - 58% of people >60yrs, compared to 14% <40yrs
More deprived
What percentage of GP appointments are due to long term conditions?
50%
What percentage of outpatient appointments are due to long term conditions?
64%
What percentage of inpatient bed days are due to long term conditions?
> 70%
What examples of degenerative chronic disorders?
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Arthritis
- Many others
What is incidence?
The number of new cases of a disease in a population in a specific time period
Tells us about trends in causation and the aetiology of disease.
What is prevalence?
The number of people in a population with a specific disease at a single point in time or in a defined period of time
Tell us about the amount of disease in a population.
What can be the aetiology of a chronic disease?
- Genetic factors
- Environmental factors
- Both or neither
In terms of aetiology what effect is smoking on chronic disease?
An environmental factor - It will lead to a decrease in FEV1
What is vulnerability?
An individuals capacity to resist disease, repair damage and restore physiological homeostasis.
How can natural history describe variance in chronic disease?
- Acute onset = MI or stroke
- Gradual onset = COPD
- Rapid deterioration = Angina
- Relapse and remission = Cancer
What is the target of treatment in chronic disease?
- Directly at the disease
- Effect of the disease
- Coming to terms with the disease
What is the burden of treatment?
Patients and caregivers are often put under enormous demands by the healthcare systems
What components are there in the burden of treatment?
- Changing behaviour or policing the behaviour of others to adhere to lifestyle modifications
- Monitoring and managing symptoms at home
- Adhering to complex and often multiple drug treatment regimes
- Navigating the complexities of administrative systems with NHS
- Accessing, navigating and coping with uncoordinated health and social care systems
What is biographical disruption?
When a long term condition leads to a loss of confidence in the body, and from this follows loss of confidence in social interaction and self identity