DeCS

Descriptor English:

Chronic Disease

Descriptor Spanish:

Enfermedad Crónica

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	enfermedad crónica
Entry term(s)	casos crónicos cuadros crónicos dolencias crónicas enfermedades crónicas enfermos crónicos trastorno crónico
Scope note:	Enfermedades que tienen una o más de las siguientes características: son permanentes, dejan una discapacidad residual, están causadas por alteraciones patológicas no reversibles, requieren un entrenamiento especial del paciente para la rehabilitación o se estima que requerirán un largo período de supervisión, observación o atención. (Traducción libre del original: Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). Para los estudios epidemiológicos, las enfermedades crónicas a menudo incluyen las ENFERMEDADES CARDÍACAS, el ACCIDENTE CEREBROVASCULAR, el CÁNCER y la diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO II).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Doença Crônica

Descriptor French:

Maladie chronique

Entry term(s):

Chronic Condition
Chronic Diseases
Chronic Illness
Chronic Illnesses
Chronically Ill
Disease, Chronic
Diseases, Chronic
Illness, Chronic
Illnesses, Chronic

Tree number(s):

C23.550.291.500

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002908

Scope note:

Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).

Annotation:

IM general only; usually NIM with specific disease IM

Allowable Qualifiers:

CL classification
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
NU nursing
PC prevention & control
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
TD trends
TH therapy
VE veterinary

Concept UI	M0004447
Scope note	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).
Preferred term	Chronic Disease
Entry term(s)	Chronic Diseases Chronic Illness Chronic Illnesses Disease, Chronic Diseases, Chronic Illness, Chronic Illnesses, Chronic

Concept UI	M0004448
Scope note	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).
Scope note	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).
Preferred term	Chronically Ill

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