Question

2. Discuss the chronic illnesses which are common among older adults? How does this affect their health care utilization? How does Medicare or the health care system deal with issues of chronic conditions?

Answer 1

Most common chronic disease affecting older people are

1)adult onset diabetes

2(arthritis

3)kidney and bladder problems

4)dementia

5)Parkinson's disease

6)Glaucoma

7)lung disease

8)cataracts

9)osteoporosis

10)enlarged prostate

11)depression

12)heart disease

health care quality life includes patients appraisal of their present level of functioning as well as satisfaction with in it,compared to what they believe to be ideal.an important aspect in health care life study is how the manifestation of an illness or treatment is experienced by an individual.when the affected with any chronic illness it may effect in their social,psychological, and social functioning.majority of chronic disease hold the potential to worsen the overall health of patients by limiting their capacity to live well.limit the functional status,productivity and quality of life.most of the chronic disease have negative impact on individuals life and this intrupption may impact on well-being.

effective chronic disease management is important in a health care industry in which cost effective are only going up.however,without patients engagement and care coordination strategies,effort to mitigate chronic care issues will not be successful in this rising health care costs era.for managing such diseases to find mechanisms to prevent or slow growth the disease.We should have the facilities to detect disease earlier that also assist for health care management.moreover,building delivery system nationals will aid to manage effectively for patient with chronic illnesses.furthermore,some policies can be introduced to them to get medical aid from insurance companies.