Chronic Illness Management
Chronic Illness Management
A chronic condition is a human condition that persists or is otherwise long lasting in its effects or it is a condition that develops over time.
According to the center for disease control in the United States, a chronic disease is broadly defined as a condition that lasts 1 year or more and requires ongoing medical attention or limits activities of daily living or both.
Top Chronic Illnesses
The top ten chronic illnesses affect the aging population in the following order of severity and incidence:
- High blood pressure
- Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
- Heart disease
- Depression
- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Diabetes
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease & allied conditions
- Cancer
- Stroke
Goal of Chronic Illness Management
Providers on this platform who specialize in chronic illness management are organizations owned, operated and headed by nurses, nurse practitioners and primary care providers.
They offer chronic illness management services at any point of care or wherever the care recipient calls HOME.
The most popular goal of chronic illness management is to help patients, get home, stay home, stay out of the emergency room, manage their symptoms and thrive wherever they call home regardless of any life limiting disorder.