Failure to Thrive, Adult

Definition: Progressive functional deterioration of a physical and cognitive nature. The individual’s ability to live with multisystem diseases, cope with ensuing problems, and manage his or her care is remarkably diminished

Falls, Risk for

Definition: At risk for increased susceptibility to falling that may cause physical harm

Family Coping, Compromised

Definition: An usually supportive primary person (family member, significant other, or close friend) who provides insufficient, ineffective, or compromised support, comfort, assistance, or encouragement that may be needed by the client to manage or master adaptive tasks related to his or her health challenge

Family Coping, Disabled

Definition: Behavior of primary person (family member, significant other, or close friend) that disables his or her capacities and the client’s capacities to effectively address tasks essential to either person’s adaptation to the health challenge

Family Coping, Readiness for Enhanced

Definition: A pattern of management of adaptive tasks by primary person (family member, significant other, or close friend) involved with the client’s health challenge that is sufficient for health and growth, in regard to self and in relation to the client, and can be strengthened