[Rehabilitation nursing of patients with chronic diseases. Rehabilitation nursing of patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis].
1974
K Kudo, and
M Chiba, and
S Kitamura, and
T Yusa
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D012046
Rehabilitation
Restoration of human functions to the maximum degree possible in a person or persons suffering from disease or injury.
Habilitation
D002908
Chronic Disease
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).
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001172
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.