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Coping with chronic illness

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Time, patience, support and willingness to participate in their health care are the primary requirements to be met by a patient to learn to live with a chronic illness.

It should become an “active patient”, promoting their participation in making decisions about their own health and illness.

According to Dr. Stephen, “the more you learn the patient about their illness, most will understand the treatment options and the emotions they may experience.

The chronically ill person must discover for itself how best to create a healthy lifestyle based on their individual needs (more…)

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What is a chronic disease?

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Experts define chronic disease as those whose long term purpose or cure can not be clearly predicted or will never happen.

Although there is no consensus regarding the time at which a disease becomes chronic considered on average and every disease is considered to have a duration exceeding three months.

Although hereditary factors also influence the development of those diseases is commonly acquired through a lifestyle inappropriate (snuff consumption, poor diet, physical inactivity …).

The list of most prevalent chronic diseases-with the exception of cancer-are cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory diseases, mental illness and Musculoskeletal and spine problems and osteoarthritis. (more…)

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