Introduction: According to Marks (2002), chronic illnesses (CIs) are diseases that are persistent, rarely cured completely and are not spontaneously resolved. Some examples of chronic diseases (CDs) are asthma, severe allergies, seizures, diabetes mellitus, autoimmune diseases, high blood pressure, HIV/AIDS, sickle cell anemia and cancer (Wikipedia, 2011). Different chronic illnesses have different adverse effects; however, chronic diseases generally affect adolescent population as it makes them vulnerable to their environment and to the demands of society. This paper aims to address the quality of life of chronically ill adolescents (CIAs) as they live with their diseases. Specifically, the discussion in this paper will focus on the following: social isolation and risk for poor education. Furthermore, some interventions that may be used to aid them in their challenges will be discussed in this paper.
Discussion: Adolescents with CDs are facing challenges other than combating their illness. First, CIAs are more vulnerable to other health risk issues because they are prone to social isolation. Social isolation may lead to other health issues like depression. According to Ursula Holley (2007), involuntary social isolation is loneliness which is then described as a “condition that is distressing, depressing, feelings of detachment that a person endures when there is emptiness in their life dues to an unfulfilled social or emotional life.” Social isolation is an unfathomable reality for chronically ill people because they are often limited by their illness and are excluded by society. Social support networks (SSNs) is an important aspect of life especially for the CIAs as their SSNs could help them alleviate their difficulty in thei...
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A person’s health along with the health of a community are influenced heavily by the social determinants of health. These determinants create a strong foundation for a healthy and proper development of a community (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2013). Further, a proper foundation will allow the children within the community to develop properly, which will foster their potential for intellectual and physical intelligence. This paper will explore the effects of healthy childhood development, personal health practices and coping skills, health services and income and social statuses with in the Maple Leaf neighbourhood. Further, this paper will explore how the above social determinants of health directly affect the students of St. Fidelis school. Lastly, this paper will explain how the rise in cavities within these children is an issue as well as approached to overcome this issue.
In the critical incident described above, the main culture to take into consideration is the culture of adolescence. During the transitional period between childhood and adulthood, known as adolescence, many vital milestones must be met in order to ensure academic and personal success and wellbeing. Morbidity data allows for assessment of many conditions and non-fatal diseases that develop during adolescence. The top five causes of morbidity in adolescence between the ages of 10-14 include; unipolar depressive disorder, iron deficiency anemia, asthma, back pain, and anxiety disorders. Mortality rates of adolescence have been shown to decline in the past decade. The leading causes of death among the adolescent age group include; road injuries, suicide, lower respiratory infections, HIV, and interpersonal violence. It is estimated that 1.3 million adolescents died in 2012, and the mortality rate is 111 per 100,000. In regards to poverty, there are currently nine million adolescents who live in low-income households and there are four million adolescents who live in households that are at or below the federal poverty level (Adolescent health epidemiology, 2017).
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Problem #4 Lack of support network Goal: To establish a healthy social support network Status: Active
The case study focuses on a family that is socio economically disadvantaged they come from a town with limited employment opportunities and they all have little to no education. Throughout the case study, it is evident that many of the individuals in the case study have been provided with less life opportunities and it has directly affected their health. As Carla’s parents passed, as she was young Carla was raised by her aunt who could not read or write and Carla herself struggled in school. Carla’s children also have limited education with only her son finishing year 12 by having a lack of education it decreases the individual’s quality of life as studies show evidence that
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Before considering it a biomedical construct, illness is a human experience, deeply rooted in the social and cultural context in which we live. Besides clinical disease definitions; health problems are experienced at different levels in the life of each person. The whole course of an episode of illness, from its first sow until the therapeutic approach is felt different by each particular individual, shaped by multiple coordinated of his life. The identification, investigation and deepening of aspects of diseases is a favourite object of study of more than many social disciplines, among which sociology and health studies.
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Research has proven that depression is experienced by people of different cities and nationalities in this world. This specific despondency is a seemingly lifetime struggle that adolescents experience in their youthful years. In my essay I will be explaining how teens may become exposed to the illness and how we can improve their state of depression.