Long-term conditions, by definition, are often not immediately life threatening and place substantial burdens on the health, economic status and quality of life of individuals, families and communities (Centre for disease control and prevention, 1997). Living with illness usually results in a disturbance of normal existence.
Depression and long-term conditions often go hand-in-hand, however recognising and treating depression at an early stage can help to improve quality of life for many people. This article will discuss a variety of long-term conditions and the impact they have on individual's physical and mental wellbeing.
It is an important part of enabling people to change as well as helping them to manage the emotional and psychological impact of long-term conditions. Finally, improving practical help and physical health can also help emotional and psychological difficulties - by using some kind of aid or adaptation the patient may be able to function and therefore feel better.
A survey of case management for people with long-term conditions and self-care services in England. A comparison of this data with previous national studies of care management undertaken by the Personal Social Services Research Unit. Case studies of long-term conditions services in four primary care trusts.
The prevalence of long-term conditions is increasing and there is a move towards encouraging people to manage their conditions.1 Supporting self-management is key to maintaining the health and wellbeing of people with long-term conditions.2 Two recent well conducted systematic reviews form the basis of this evidence briefing.3,4.
Strategies to manage long term health conditions e.g - expert patient programmes, integrated care. Bio-psychosocial and environmental factors which influence the conditions and affect health and well-being. Appropriate theories including organisational management, whole systems, change management, partnership and collaboration.
Epilepsy is a very individual condition: some people will have it all their life, but for others they might have it just for a period of their life and their epilepsy might 'go away'. So for some, epilepsy is a long-term condition. For most people, seizures become well controlled (they still have epilepsy but the medication is stopping the.
Investing in emotional and psychological wellbeing 03 Introduction There is a growing body of clinical and economic evidence to support investment in clinical services which address mental health conditions and physical health long-term conditions. Long-term conditions are those conditions that cannot, at present, be cured.
Participants 1211 participants (24% confirmed social care recipients) took part in the study. Healthcare participants were recruited on the basis of having one of 11 specified long-term conditions (LTCs), and social care participants were recruited on the basis of receiving social care support for at least one LTC.