People with physical disabilities or longstanding illnesses
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- Created on: 01-02-22 11:40
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- Physical disabilities or longstanding illnesses
- Improvements in techbology leading to improvements in treatments which in turn leads to increased life expectancy
- More health surveillance programmes available - leading to more conditions diagnosed and thus treated, such as hypertension which is a longstanding illness
- Improvements in vaccination programmes e.g. flu vaccine prevents the death of many vulnerable sick people thus increasing numbers of long term sick and disabled
- Increase in numbers abusing alcohol and drugs which leads to greater number of people categorised as having a long term illness
- Advances in medicine - discovery of new drugs meaning people can live longer with chronic conditions such as MS, strokes or cystic fibrosis
- Increased survival rates at birth linked to improvements in medical care
- Increase in life expectancy generally - older people more likely to have disabilities or illnesses
- Improved access to preventative and specialist care and services means people with physical disabilities are living longer
- A change in attitudes/recognition linked to introduction of legislation has led to improved care for disabled people
- Better knowledge and understanding of importance of positive lifestyle choices means people tend to live longer with their disability or illness
- Poor lifestyle choices leading to obesity which increases risk of illness and disease sch as type II diabetes
- Improved standards of living e.g. nutrition, have increased life expectancy and in turn morbidity rates
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