Week 6: Chronic illness and disability

Question 1

Chronic Illness

Answer 1

Condition that interferes with daily functioning. Surpassed acute illnesses in children

Question 2

Who is more likely to have a chronic illness? A boy or girl?

Answer 2

Boy

Question 3

What are are kids more likely to have a chronic illness?

Answer 3

5 years

Question 4

What are risk factors for a chronic illness?

Answer 4

Children from low income and single parent families

Question 5

What are some of the impacts of chronic illness and disability in children ?

Answer 5

3x as many days ill in bed, 3x as many days absent from school, limited activity

Question 6

What are some of the effects on family functioning we see in CI and D?

Answer 6

Parents- more prone to depression, missed days from work
Siblings- routine interrupted by child’s chronic illness

Question 7

How can we support the patient and their family?

Answer 7

Support coping and foster optimum functioning throughout the child’s life, family centred approaches to care essential, build parent-professional partnerships-assess family strengths and adjustment, accept child’s condition and support at diagnosis, manage condition on an ongoing basis