Question

The Socioeconomic effect on Health 14.1) List 3 (three) life variables that have an impact on health and wellbeing of people with chronic diseases with 1 example each 14.2) List 2 (two) examples of the impact of a chronic disease on a client's social life. 14.3) List 2 (two) examples of the impact of a chronic disease on a client's emotional and psychological wellbeing. 14.4) List 2 (two) examples of impact of a chronic disease on a client's financial status.

Answer 1

Answer: The three life variables that have impact on health and wellbeing of people with chronic diseases such as:

• Relationship with family members: Patient with chronic diseases are unable to be happy as well as their family members because of the suffering.
• Financial status: Chronic disease treatment requires large amount of money, so the person being financially unstable to have proper treatment.
• Nurtitional value: Chronic diseases causes decrease in the taste, people start to eat low amount of foods which decreases the nutritional values.

The social life is also being affected due to the chronic diseases such as:

• Meeting with the colleagues becomes less or they even starts to stay away from the diseased person.
• Friends, relatives become less concerned or no more visitors at home.

With the chronic disease the patient suffers not only physophysi but also he slips into depression sometimes. Even patient suffering from chronic disease have mental disorder.

Due to the chronic disease, the patient become so weak that it is impossible for him to go to office. This leads to decrease in the financial income. The treatment requires much amount and hence lots of money is spend on the treatment.