The impacts of heart disease in Canada extend across various facets of society, affecting patients, families, the economy, and the healthcare system. Individuals diagnosed with heart disease often experience anxiety and depression, but those with strong family support may see improvements in mental health over time.
In August 2007, roughly 1200 facebook communities advocated for different diseases
Public Health uses Social media forgetting through to teens whom don’t read much or watch TV, all they do is sit on social media
The nature conveyed by the media, the amount of coverage received, and ways that it represented can affects viewers knowledge, attitudes and behaviours
Plays a huge roll in influencing public’s thoughts and attitudes , behaviours of the rerlavance to chronic disease
Employment
Sick pay may be more generous than being at work, and will discourage patient to find work or even go back to work
Employer fear of illness, subsequent litigation can
Can act as a barrier
If the job isn’t rewarding, the patient more than
Likely won’t return to work
The older the patient, the more likely they won’t
Return to work
Health Care System
Medications include Antiarrythmics, Anticoagulants, Beta-blockers,Diurectics, Nitroglycerine, Chloesterol lowering medications etc
Performing surgeries such as Cardioversion therapy, Coronary artery Bypass, Heart Valve surgery, implantable pacemaker, mechanical assist device etc
3.3 billion healthcare costs each year for Heart Disease
Individual
Prevention is eating healthy and staying active
60,000 diagnosed each year
Symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea and fatigue
Men usually get severe chest pain, while women get tightening of the chest and pressure
Economy
Decreased Life expectancy
Overall depression rates rise
In 2000, Heart Disease costed Canada 22.2 billion
Family
Heart patients with good family support tend on loose depression after a month
Communication is key to helping families say healthy during this time
Patients dealing with Heart Disease deal with anxiety and depression tend to have little tolerance for noise etc.
