Disability-adjusted life year

Dexter Morgan, Norman Bates, Frank Underwood are all sociopath’s that you love to watch on TV from the safety of your home, but what if you met one in real life? Chances are that you already have. On the outside we look, talk, and walk just like everyone else, but on the inside we are empty, I am empty. Talking about my diagnosis is hard. It scares people away or they start to treat me like a weird science project. They ask me a barrage of questions like “how, when, and where did you become like…

experience premature death, disability, and increased cost of health care. These individuals are difficult to manage; however, by using a collaborative approach, with evidence-based practices, and a population-based philosophy, it can reduce the impact of chronic illnesses. Nurse practitioners may play a key role in improving quality and access to care, for individuals with chronic illness, by providing quality, consistent care constructed from evidence-based guidelines and adjusted for…

In the words of Tom Vilsack, “The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.” Childhood obesity is a huge epidemic that is sweeping the world. There has been a major increase in obesity in the past few decades throughout the world and there are an increasing number of children and adolescents being diagnosed (Kalra, De Sousa, Sonavane, & Shah, 2012). There is no easy way to approach parents and children to discuss how they need to modify their diets and…

in many cases, and rendering them to some as disabled. The medical model of deafness focuses on the effects produced by loss of hearing and how it medically impairs the biological function of the ears. It stems from the broader medical model of disability, which recognises any form of impairment as an abnormal trait and seeks to improve or eradicate it through medical intervention. Persons with this view encourage seeking treatment for hearing loss, as it is considered an abnormal or undesirable…

many individuals especially in parts of Africa, Yemen, and South America. In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that onchocerciasis had not caused a single death. However, the illness had become a global burden by causing disability adjusted life years to 987,000 people around the world (Murray, 2013). The disease originated from Africa and found its way to America in the era of slave trade among other diseases such as yellow fever. The first identification of the parasite,…

As a CCLS we take on a code of ethical responsibilities to provide psychosocial care to infants, children, youth, and families regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, economic status, values, nationality, or disability. To be a quality care provider one must be aware of their personal biases and be able to leave them at the door, thus to not allow these biases or personal beliefs to interfere with the quality of care provided to every patient and family. A major role of a CCLS…

living space or accepting assistance while still maintaining your independence, it is clear that you need to be able to identify your limitations and adjust your life to accommodate for them as you age in place. Eddie was able to modify his daily routine to involve healthier life choices in order to keep his health as he aged further; the 74 year old woman from Verbugge and Jette’s study, Ruth H., Ruth L., and Margaret rearranged to their living spaces to make their homes more comfortable and…

In many families, there appears to be a pattern of autism or related disabilities further supporting the theory that the disorder has a genetic basis. Other researchers are looking into problems during pregnancy or delivery as well as environmental factors such as metabolic imbalances, viral infections and exposure to chemicals…

Chagas in the Southern Cone of South America”, in the textbook “Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved” by Ruth Levine. The case study gave me a broad yet detailed overview of the Chagas disease, control and elimination efforts over the last 100 years, and more importantly it discusses the success and details of the Southern Cone Initiative (INSOCUR). I constructed an outline of the Chagas according to the case study. I began by outlining what Chagas disease and how it is spread. I…

established in 1935, had a few programs that had provided assistance to the elderly and blind individuals. These programs had mainly been administered by state and local governments, with minor assistance from the federal government. Throughout the years, problems arose as the programs became increasingly complex and costly. In the early 1970s President Nixon’s administration had seen the need to reform these particular programs and created the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The…