Key Elements 

The Lifecycle Framework

Specific Elements: General Introduction

INTRODUCTION

75 years and over:

• multiple morbidity
• dementia and depression
• maintenance of function and independence
• social isolation
• quality of housing

65 to 74 years:

• all major causes of acute and chronic illness
• disability (particularly impairment of mobility and sensation)
• dementia and depression
• maintenance of function and independence
• social isolation

45 to 64 years:

• coronary heart disease
• stroke
• maignancies
• chronic illness
• work related illness
• respiratory disease
• screening (e.g., for breast cancer and CHD risk factors)
• mental health
• prepartion for old age

25 to 44 years:

• child-bearing
• child-rearing
• accidents
• malignancies
• unhealthy life-style
• special needs
• work-related illness
• mental health
• health promotion
• development of autonomy
• stress

15 to 24 years:

• preparation for healthy independent adult life
• accidents, in particular road traffic accidents
• violence
• self-inflicted injury
• risky behavior (e.g. alcohol and drug use)
• sexual activity
• sexually transmitted disease including HIV
• child-bearing
• family planning
• homelessness
• stress
• peer group pressures

5 to 14 years:

• accidents outside the home
• malignancies
• formal education and preparation for a healthy life-style
• special needs groups
• peer group influences

1 to 4 years:

• immunization
• home accidents
• the immediate external environment
• special needs groups
• family influences

1 week to 1 year:

• quality of the immediate external environment
• quality of the home environment
• immunization
• developmental surveillance
• family influences

Late pregnancy to 1 week after birth:

• quality of pregnancy
• delivery and early life
• mother's health

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