Reasons for the increase in life expectancy
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- Created on: 31-05-18 14:03
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- Reasons for Life Expectancy Increase
- More screening opportunities
- Conditions that require urgent treatment (such as cancer) can be picked up before they become untreatable or terminal
- Better treatment of chronic conditions
- Chronic conditions such as diabetes can be treated more effectively
- Improvement in technology
- Apps and devices to keep track of step-count, calorie intake, etc.
- Telecare that can summon help if needed (e.g. fall detector, blood pressure monitor)
- Devices that can help treat conditions, such as automatic glucose pumps
- More knowledge, and better access to knowledge
- Allows individuals to make better health choices, like getting more exercise or avoiding alcohol
- Better Sanitation
- Individuals can get treated in sterile environments, and lessens the chance of them becoming ill
- Better housing, which can cater to individuals' needs
- Houses can be better modified to meet individual needs, like installing stair lifts or widening door frames
- Better understanding of diseases, and what causes them
- Means that diseases can be treated in ways that are more effective
- Better access to clean water
- Less likely to pick up an infection or disease from unclean water
- More screening opportunities
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