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Chronic conditions and disability 2015
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Topic: Chronic disease
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Chronic conditions and disability 2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 03 December 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Chronic conditions and disability 2015. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chronic conditions and disability 2015. AIHW, 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chronic conditions and disability 2015. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Chronic conditions and disability 2015, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report explores the association between 8 selected chronic conditions and disability in Australia: coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis and related disorders, back pain and problems, osteoporosis, asthma and emphysema. These conditions are generally long term and persistent, and can lead to gradual deterioration of health, and disability. This report examines disability prevalence and severity; and the types of impairments, limitations and restrictions experienced by those with the selected conditions.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-433-1
- Cat. no: CDK 8
- Pages: 39
Findings from this report:
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1 in 2 people with a selected chronic condition have disability
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Emphysema has the greatest association with disability across all age groups
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About three-quarters (77%) of people with stroke and disability had a profound or severe core activity limitation
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The disability rate for people with a selected chronic condition has fallen over time