Crohn's disease is a
long-term condition where the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed.
Asking the person open-ended questions is preferable to focusing only on the
long-term condition.
It could be from headaches, a disease like cancer, or a
long-term condition like glaucoma or nerve pain.
Lymphoedema is a
long-term condition which causes swelling in the body's tissues.
A staggering 70% of the NHS budget is attributed to caring for people in England with at least one
long-term condition, and the number of people with three or more
long-term conditions is expected to rise from 1.9 million to 2.9 million by 2018.
ISOBEL'S STORY DEVELOPMENT worker Isobel Alford has used the experience of battling a
long-term condition to forge a new career.
Our objectives were to describe how patients with a
long-term condition practice health literacy in the management of their health and communication with health professionals, how they become more health literate over time and their experience of using health services.
Asthma is the most common
long-term condition affecting children in the UK.
Additional projects include testing the
long-term condition and performance of temperature-control devices and coatings, antenna materials, optical glasses and fibers and filters used in devices that monitor atmospheric temperature and chemical composition.
Juliet Chambers, Communications Manager at Crohn's & Colitis UK says: "Living with any
long-term condition is hard.
Most symptoms of flu will go after a few days - but seek medical attention if you believe you have flu and you: | are 65 or over | have a
long-term condition - diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease or neurological disease | have a weakened immune system - e.g.