Biomedical & psychosocial aspects of chronic disease
6 important questions on Biomedical & psychosocial aspects of chronic disease
What is a chronic somatic disease?
What are unmodifiable and modifiable risk factors for chronic disease?
- Genetic predisposition
- health behaviours
- preventable biomedical factors (weight, blood pressure, cholesterol)
Which two main risk factor categories drive the increase in chronic disease?
2. High blood pressure, cholesterol, overweight
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What are possible emotional reactions towards a chronic illness?
- Grief: loss of capacity, previous role fulfillment
- Depression: helplessness, hopelessness
- Anger: blaming self-, others, frustration
- Fear, anxiety: about future, insecurities surrounding the course of the disease
- Guilt: self-criticisism, blame
Name three specific psychosocial consequences due to a chronic illness.
2. Sexual problems
3. Body image
What psychosocial/cultural factors influence the adjustment of an individual to a chronic disease? (individual needs and environmental factors)
- SES
- Cultural values
- Social support
- Environment (physical, social, political)
- personal resources
- stage in life (childhood, adolescents)
- daily activities
- individual needs/goals
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