The world's population is ageing rapidly. Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world's older adults is estimated to double from about 11% to 22%. In absolute terms, this is an expected increase from 605 million to 2 billion people over the age of 60. Older adults can encounter some specific physical and mental health drawbacks that require being treated efficiently (1). In Alge-ria, app...

June 2006 Volume 32 Number 6 More than 97% of adults with diabetes seek their care from family physicians, general internists, or general practitioners, accounting for 76% of all outpatient visits provided to adults with diabetes. Translating theoretically sound strategies that work in research settings into real-world primary care practices has been a challenge. The Chronic Illness Care model ...

conclusions beliefs in health locus of control and type of illness in female patient group are predictors of illness acceptance (p = 0,0009). patients and methods three methods were applied: multidimensional health locus of control scale by k.a. wallston, b.s. wallston and r. devellis; the acceptance of illness scale by b.j. felton, t.a. revenson, and g.a. hinrichsena; and a personal questionna...

In the United States, chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and chronic lung disease account for 70% of deaths and 75% of health care costs (1,2) and have received attention in the professional and lay literature. Although efforts in managing chronic illness typically originate in the health care system, governmental and community-based public health organizations p...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES A number of educators and recent medical school graduates have suggested a need to expand predoctoral training in chronic illness care. We developed a workshop to enhance first-year students' self-awareness regarding attitudes toward chronic illness care and to help them communicate effectively around patient self-care. METHODS Students participated in a two-part wor...

The third National Health Morbidity Survey was conducted in 2006 on a nationally representative sample of population in Malaysia in order to obtain community-based data and information on the prevalence of chronic illness. Of 57,500 eligible respondents 56710 (98.6%) participated in the study. Estimated overall prevalence of chronic illness in the Malaysian population within a recall period of ...

The onset of chronic illness is one of the most pervasive health problems facing North Americans today. Only recently have researchers and clinicians seriously examined chronic physical conditions in the context of close relationships. This article briefly reviews the literature on chronic illness in adult couples. Initially, the focus is on the reciprocal link between close relationships and c...