Adults over the age of sixty-five, living with both physical and mental ailments are classified by the World Health Organization, WHO, as having multi-morbidities. Since individuals with multi-morbidities are at a higher risk of injuries, such as falls, the WHO has devoted much attention to safer elderly primary care. Multi-morbidity conditions include diabetes, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, and mental illness.
Published in Chapter:
Of Multimorbidity: Case Histories in Care Planning
Aisha Ansari (Capella University, USA)
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2354-7.ch011
Abstract
An argument is made that multi-morbidity can be distinguished between three categories: male, female, and elderly. Another identifier linked to multi-morbidity is military service and veterans. Managed care and care planning are offered as common solutions when managing elder care. The topics of hypoxia, palliative care, abdominal distention, and pharmacology are examined to show their effects on elder care and multi-morbidity. For multi-morbidity, the role of chronic illnesses as a public health stressor must also be examined. Cases, solutions, and other outcomes in this chapter will discuss the overall diagnosis in some patients. Financial management in healthcare gains nominal attention because of its importance in our society, culture, and human behaviors.