Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Chronic Diseases

Chronic diseases are long-term medical conditions that persist for months to years, generally progress slowly, and usually cannot be cured but can be controlled through ongoing management. They are typically multifactorial, arising from combinations of genetic predisposition, metabolic and physiological dysfunction,…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 36× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2692-5257 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Chronic diseases are long-term medical conditions that persist for months to years, generally progress slowly, and usually cannot be cured but can be controlled through ongoing management. They are typically multifactorial, arising from combinations of genetic predisposition, metabolic and physiological dysfunction, behaviour, and environmental exposure, and they account for a large and growing share of global morbidity, disability, and healthcare cost. Major examples include diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, cancer, and obesity-related and endocrine disorders. Shared risk factors such as poor diet, physical inactivity, and metabolic disturbance link many of these conditions, making prevention and risk-factor modification central to their control. Research in this field addresses the care of chronic and frail patients in general practice, the role of the nervous system in disease persistence, dietary and lifestyle influences on risk factors, behaviour modification for overweight and obesity, vitamin and metabolic status, self-management and quality of life, and the economic burden including insurance coverage and out-of-pocket spending. Effective management emphasizes continuity of care, patient compliance, early detection, control of comorbidities, and attention to psychosocial and cultural factors. Because chronic diseases are largely preventable yet difficult to reverse once established, their management focuses on slowing progression, preventing complications, and preserving function and quality of life over the long term.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Practical Methods to Improve Client Compliance in General Medicine

Luis Turabian JoseCorresponding author
Specialist in Family and Community Medicine, Health Center Santa Maria de Benquerencia, Regional Health Service of Castilla la Mancha (SESCAM), Toledo, Spain
Exact topic International Journal of General Practice Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-5257.ijgp-20-3164
2021

The Use of Metabolomic Tool in Assessing Environmental Exposure

Polyana Rocha Mendes MicheleCorresponding author
Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Exact topic International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine doi:10.14302/issn.2690-0904.ijoe-21-3966
2019

Adaptive Contribution of Thyroid Hormones in Obesity

Ozcelik FatihCorresponding author
University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkey
Exact topic International Journal of Negative Results Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-9181.ijnr-18-2530

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 36 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Chronic Diseases, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of General Practice (ISSN 2692-5257).

Journal editorial board
Dr. Rizwan Ahmad · Saudi Arabia

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