Concepts of ill health and pestilence in fifteenth century SienaAntonia Whitley
OBJECTIVES: In studies of public health and morbidity different concepts of ill health are often seen as interchangeable alternatives. With the help of extensive population information this research intends to show how different concepts and measurements produce very different pictures of health and ill ...
Informal care is the provision of unpaid care or support to others who need help or who are unable to care for themselves due to long-term health conditions and disability. This chapter provides an overview of the informal caregiving concepts and models, placing also emphasis on the tasks that...
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Both the absolute cost of healthcare and the share of it borne by families have risen--and newly fashionable health-savings plans are spreading from legislative halls to Wal-Mart workers, with much higher deductibles and a large new dose of investment risk for families’ future healthcare. ...
Kirkby 2 and Hubertus Himmerich 3,4 1 Archives for the History of Psychiatry in Leipzig, Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig 04103, Germany 2 Department of Mental Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart TAS 7005, Australia 3 Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, ...
Chronic pain is a relevant health problem in children, with 5.1% of children between the ages of 8–16 years suffering from moderate to severe chronic pain [1]. Chronic pain can severely impact different aspects of life: children suffering from chronic pain indicate a worse quality of life a...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindnessand visual disability in patients 60 years or older in the Western hemisphere.1 The clinical presentation of AMD includes drusen,hyperplasia of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), geographic atrophy, andchoroidal new vessels (...
If you suffer a major health event, which prevents you from performing 2 of the 6 activities of daily living, you may qualify for chronic illness benefits. This option allows you to accelerate a percentage of your policy death benefit while you are still living. This can be a great financia...