Open AccessThe art and science of chronic disease management come together in a lifestyle‐focused approach to primary care
Author(s) -
Egger G.,
Katz D.,
Sagner M.,
Dixon J.,
Stevens J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1742-1241
pISSN - 1368-5031
DOI - 10.1111/ijcp.12500
Subject(s) - medicine , industrial revolution , chronic disease , disease , gerontology , primary care , intensive care medicine , family medicine , pathology , political science , law
Changes in patterns of living result in changes in the nature and causes of disease. The industrial revolution of the late 18th century, and the technological revolution of the late 20th century are cases in point. The former was associated with a decline in infectious diseases; the latter with an increase in lifestyle and environmentally induced chronic diseases [1][Anderson H, ]. Health practices are typically modified to deal with such changes, hence the recent rise in interest in lifestyle‐oriented forms of clinical practice.