Chronic Illness Research Papers Samples For Students

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Often times we associate chronic illness with old age and elderly people. Childhood is a time of beautiful memories, vibrancy, choices, determination and not having a care in the world. But this type of memorable childhood is not the dream of the children with some chronic illness. Their goals are simple and short term. They pray to God to reduce their pain, they pray to see the next Independence Day, they pray for their therapies to work, and they pray that they do not die today.
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How we view ourselves as male or female

Human beings have always viewed themselves as male or female through an individual’s genitalia and their reproductive organs. This is one way that has been used to describe humans for a long period. When the sex of a person is mentioned, the physical features are the main items that are checked to ensure the sexuality of the individual in the case. People therefore; think of their sexuality by linking it to their physical appearance and to their reproductive organs. This is taught from an early age and children can distinguish between males and females at such a young age. An example ...

Introduction

As a result of better healthcare, people worldwide are actually living longer especially in the developing world. Thus, for the first time in history, people aged over 65years are more than infants aged less than five years. In fact, it is estimated that by the year 2030 (approximately two decades from now), the population of the aged in the human society globally would have hit the one billion figure. This figure represents an eighth of the current global population. More so the increase will be higher in the developing world whereby it is expected that by the year 2030, the ...

Introduction

The Bhopal disaster is considered to be the deadliest event in the corporate history of the world. Due to the leakage of lethal gases out of the factory, there were around 4000 deaths within 72 hours, while the number surged to around 15,000 within few weeks. It has been estimated by that 200,000 people became permanently disabled due to this incident. This incident is a pure case of intense corporate negligence. This case caused a major foreign investment dispute between government of India and Union Carbide Corporation. This dispute arose from the notion that some companies have ...

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PTSD symptoms among adolescents are largely connected with early start of alcohol usage hence making it imperative to diagnose and treat PTSD-associated signs before they escalate to chronic levels. Children with a number of post-traumatic stress disorders are more likely to engage in alcohol abuse than adolescents who are not exposed to trauma. With alarming rates at which adolescents use alcohol, it is appropriate that research activities be undertaken to investigate the abuse of alcohol among adolescents with PTSD. It is imperative to reduce fatality incidences of PTSD by providing the necessary support from psychiatrics professionals, family members and ...

Of Alcoholic Drinks on the Human Body

Effects of Alcoholic Drinks on the Human Body
Christmas is fast approaching; many people are now busy with their holiday shopping and most of the malls are now crowded with buyers aiming to buy goods at a cheaper price. Aside from the food ingredients, the holidays are not complete without a bottle of alcoholic drinks. Beers, wines, vodka, martini and Bloody Mary are one of the few popular names for alcoholic drinks, Tempting it may sound but alcoholic drinks are harmful to the body. Gifford, Friedman and Majerus (2009) argue that drinking alcohol causes the human body to become vulnerable ...

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Hemophilia A (HA) is an inherited X-linked bleeding disorder that results from a wide range of mutations in the factor VIII (FVIII) gene which leads to the absence or quantitative and/or qualitative deficiency of the said blood clotting factor ( (Jacquemin, et al., 2000; Guillet, et al., 2006; Venceslá, et al., 2008). FVIII gene is one of the most extensively investigated of all human genes and these extensive studies have led to the identification of a wide range of different types of mutations responsible for HA. Some of the mutation types identified include point mutations (resulting in missense, nonsense ...

Introduction

A healthcare professional’s unique role is shaped by the healthcare system. This system consists of leadership and governance, information systems, health financing, human resources, and service delivery among others (WHO 2010). Understanding one’s professional role is part of transitioning and is, in part, achieved by acquaintance with the health care system. Such knowledge places one in a position to fulfil the tasks and responsibilities attached to the role, as well as successfully confront issues and challenges. Moreover, familiarity permits one to explore the bounds of the profession and see how to fill the gaps in service delivery by ...

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The main reason behind the increase in the median age of the global population is a reduction in fertility and two decade increase in the average life span in the 20th century. These factors together with increased fertility in several nations throughout the 20 years post World War II will lead to elevated number of citizens aged >= 65 years throughout 2010 to 2030. The rising number of older adults results in an increase in demands on the public health system as well as on the social and medical services. One of the diseases affecting older adults is chronic disease ...

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Home Health Nursing has been a dedicated profession since the introduction of visiting health nursing profession in 1916. The practice has been widely appreciated; particularly in treating those patients who suffer with some chronic ailment and prefer their medical aid to be taken at their homes. Home health nurses visit their homes and meet their needs, as required and desired by them to soothe themselves. The profession is now supported with proper guidance teams which include physicians, social workers and technicians, and thus there is a good scope of home health nursing in the coming future too.

Meeting the Needs of Chronically Ill by Home Health Nurses

Nursing has been a dedicated ...

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Cities have always produced the two extreme walks of life in society. Due to their large heterogeneous composition when it comes to population, they highlight the core social problems that exist in a society. As economic, cultural and political hubs, they attract numerous people seeking opportunities to enable them earn a living no wonder the heterogeneous population composition. Social problems mushroom when interdependence of a city and its environs fails for instance when the agricultural resources can no longer sustain the urban population, or when a city starts parasitically feeding on its environment due to heavy taxation of dwellers, high population and loss ...