Resumen

Changes in the demographic and epidemiologic pattern due to aging, pattern –evidenced by the presence of chronic illnesses, disability or dependence– in combination with the present economic hardship are affecting the health and social care system as we know it, and point to the need for a new attention paradigm focusing on chronicity., The claim is being made from different angles and if the present system is kept, its sustainability may be difficult. Thus, changes have been proposed both in health —highly oriented to acute care today— and social organization, to adapt it to the new model where primary care and chronic patients’ management play a major role —without demanding extra resources— and where users become more involved in their own health and autonomy.

Palabras clave: Chronic care chronic illnesses new model of attention aged primary care new technologies.

2012-12-12   |   565 visitas   |   1 valoraciones

Vol. 27 Núm.3. Septiembre-Diciembre 2012 Pags. 39-47 Medicina Balear 2012; 27(3)