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GPs in the UK have better systems for managing chronic conditions and give patients swifter access to specialists than in any other country, according to a survey of 10,000 family [...]

"There is an increasing burden of chronic illness in low and middle income countries, driven by TB/HIV, as well as non-communicable diseases. Few health systems are organized to meet the [...]

"Smoking is among the leading causes of premature mortality and preventable death in the United States. Although smoking contributes to the probability of developing chronic illness, little is known about [...]

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Statewide evaluation of measuring physician delivery of self-management support in chronic disease care.' 'Self-management support is an important component of improving chronic care [...]

"Young adults, 18-35 years of age, may be more vulnerable to chronic diseases than other age groups. In this study we describe the life situation and lifestyle of young adult [...]

According to a study from Heidelberg, Germany, " Despite the widespread use of complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM) in the general population for the treatment of chronic diseases, only [...]

Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Unexplained decline in the prevalence of anemia among US children and women between 1988-1994 and 1999-2002.' According to recent research [...]

"This study examined the unadjusted and adjusted prevalence estimates of depression and anxiety at the state level and examined the odds ratios of depression and anxiety for selected risk behaviors, [...]

"To examine patient and provider perspectives about the impact of having diabetes, hypertension and/or dyslipidemia (DHD) on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in order to identify domains for an HRQL [...]

"Abundant literature supports the beneficial effects of physical activity for improving health of people with chronic diseases. The relationship between multimorbidity and physical activity levels, however, has been little evaluated," [...]

According to a study from the United States, "No recent national studies have assessed chronic illness prevalence or access to care among persons without insurance in the United States. To [...]

"Poor medication adherence is widespread among patients with chronic conditions requiring long-term drug therapy. Medication adherence is determined by multiple patient-, context-, and therapy-dependent factors," researchers in the United States [...]

According to a study from the United States, " Cancer survivors are increasingly turning to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to manage short- and long-term treatment sequelae. based data on [...]

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Age and race/ethnicity-gender predictors of denying smoking, United States.' "Smoking is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases. Nearly all studies collecting [...]

Current study results from the report, 'Receipt of preventive health services by IBD patients is significantly lower than by primary care patients,' have been published (see also Inflammatory Bowel Disease). [...]

Fresh data on chronic disease are presented in the report 'Burden of disease across chronic diseases: a health survey that measured prevalence, function, and quality of life.' According to recent [...]

"Although multiple co-occurring chronic illnesses within the same individual are increasingly common, few studies have examined the challenges of multimorbidity from the patient perspective (see also Chronic Disease). The aim [...]

Data detailed in 'High school student responses to different question formats assessing race/ethnicity' have been presented (see also Behavior). " In 2005, the format for assessing race/ethnicity on the national [...]

New research, 'Quality of health care for children: role of health and chronic illness in inpatient care experiences,' is the subject of a report (see also Chronic Disease Quality of [...]

According to a study from the United States, "We estimated out-of-pocket health care spending and out-of-pocket spending burden ratio employing household equivalent income in the Republic of Korea. We examined [...]

As attention is increasingly focused on "the obesity epidemic," a survey by Harris Interactive finds that adults who have been diagnosed as "obese" are much more likely to suffer from [...]

Compared with other people, those with chronic illness have four or more days every month when they can't function normally and, about a third of the time, don't get enough [...]