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The aim of this essay is to explore and demonstrate understanding of how Patient with chronic illness adapts to change
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Adjusting and adapting to change The aim of this essay is to explore and demonstrate understanding of how Patients with chronic illness adapts to change. Chronic illnesses are defined as illness that are permanent or last a long time or frequently recurring health problems (Smith 1997).Chronic illness commonly applies to conditions that can be treated but not necessarily cured. It may get slowly worse over time. It may cause permanent changes to the body. It can increase stress and certainly affect the person's quality of life. Living with chronic illness has a profound impact on one's life and creates a lot of grief in responses to the loss. Patients are likely to endure multiple losses. There are many types of chronic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, and cancer and end stage of renal failure and so on. In this essay I will discuss how patients with renal failure adjust to the change...
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