Convalescence

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A convalescent woman. Photo by Paolo Monti.
Religious melancholia and convalescence

Convalescence is the gradual recovery of

illness or injury
.

Details

It refers to the later stage of an

check-ups.[4][5]

Convalescent care facilities are sometimes recognized by the acronym TCF (Transitional Convalescent Facilities).[6]

Traditionally, time has been allowed for convalescence to happen. Nowadays, in some instances, where there is a shortage of hospital beds or of trained staff, medical settings can feel rushed and may have drifted away from a focus on convalescence.[7]

See also

  • Rehabilitation, therapy to control a medical condition such as an addiction
  • Recuperation (recovery)
    , a period of physical or mental recovery
  • Recuperation (sociology)
    , a sociological concept
  • Relapse, reappearance of symptoms
  • Remission, absence of symptoms in chronic diseases

References

  1. PMID 17859018
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  2. PMID 11266262
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  3. doi:10.1016/0002-8703(46)90635-7
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  4. PMID 17858477
    .
  5. PMID 565536. Archived from the original
    on 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  6. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv358.02
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  7. OCLC 1285689647.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )

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