Chronic Diseases Impact Factor
Chronic diseases are describe widely as circumstances that last 1 year or more and essential on-going medical surveillance or ceiling activities of daily living or both. Chronic diseases such as diabetes,
cancer and heart disease are the leading causes of death and disorder in the United States. They are also leading pilot of the nation’s $3.5 trillion in annual
health care costs. Chronic diseases tend to become further ordinary common with age. The leading
chronic diseases in developed countries included (in alphabetical order) arthritis, disorder like heart attacks and heart stroke,
cancer like
carcinoma and
carcinoma , obesity,
epilepsy and seizures,
diabetes and oral
health problems. While risk factors vary with age and gender, most of the common
chronic diseases within the US are caused by dietary, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors that also are responsible for the resulting mortality. Therefore, these conditions could be prevented by behavioral changes, like quitting smoking, adopting a healthy diet, and increasing physical activity. Social factors, e.g., socioeconomic status,
education level, and race/ethnicity, are a serious cause for the disparities observed within the care of chronic disease. Lack of access and delay in receiving care end in worse outcomes for patients from minorities and underserved populations
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