01
True or false
1 point
True or false: A chronic illness diagnosis determines a person's identity and quality of life.
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5 Living with Chronic Illness Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
02
Choose one
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A person feels distressed about living with a chronic illness and talks with someone they trust. Which kind of coping does this best illustrate?
- A
Creating medication reminders for a manageable treatment task
- B
Talking with someone trusted to manage distress
- C
Asking a clinician how to respond to a new symptom
- D
Tracking symptoms to identify a pattern
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
A person learns about a condition, monitors symptoms, and adjusts routines with support to manage illness in daily life. This set of skills and decisions is called .
04
Written response
1 point
A person is forgetting medication doses and sets up reminders to address the problem. What type of coping does this action illustrate?
05
Choose one
1 point
A person with asthma notices symptoms interfering with exercise. Which response best reflects collaborative self-management?
- A
Assume exercise must stop whenever symptoms interfere
- B
Discuss symptom patterns and consider a safe activity plan with the clinician
- C
Ignore the symptoms and continue the same activity without discussion
- D
Replace the agreed treatment plan with advice from a friend
06
Choose all
1 point
Which factors can affect what self-management steps are feasible for a person? Select all correct choices.
- A
Treatment costs
- B
Time and fatigue
- C
Disability
- D
Health literacy
- E
Competing responsibilities
- F
Access to care
- G
A person's willpower as the sole determinant
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
A person's perception of their position in life in the context of their culture, values, goals, expectations, and concerns is their .
08
True or false
1 point
True or false: Psychological adjustment to chronic illness follows a fixed sequence of stages that people move through only once.
- A
True
- B
False
09
Written response
1 point
What term describes respecting a person's preferences and decision-making when offering support?
10
Choose one
1 point
A person's housing and income make it difficult to follow a health recommendation. What is the most appropriate response?
- A
Conclude that the person is not motivated to manage their health
- B
Repeat the same advice without considering the person's circumstances
- C
Identify the barrier and consider realistic options suited to the person's circumstances
- D
Assume that everyone can act on health advice in the same way
11
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1 point
Which topics can help a patient and care team adapt a plan as circumstances change? Select all correct choices.
- A
Symptoms
- B
Mood
- C
Practical barriers
- D
Personal priorities
- E
Only disease test results, regardless of the person's concerns
12
Open ended
1 point
A person with a chronic illness has stable clinical measures but reports emotional strain, difficulty managing daily tasks, and concern about missing valued activities. Explain how the person and care team could use self-management and quality-of-life principles to guide next steps.
13
Choose one
1 point
A patient's clinical measures are good, but they report that treatment is burdensome and emotionally difficult. Which interpretation best reflects person-centered quality-of-life care?
- A
Good clinical measures guarantee that treatment burden and emotional strain are acceptable
- B
Clinical measures should be considered alongside the person's symptoms, priorities, and experience of treatment
- C
Only independence matters when judging quality of life
- D
A person's valued activities should not influence care planning
14
True or false
1 point
True or false: A person may need to shift between problem-focused and emotion-focused coping as illness-related demands change.
- A
True
- B
False
15
Choose one
1 point
Someone who had adapted to living with a chronic illness begins feeling grief again after a new limitation changes their daily routine. Which interpretation best fits the ongoing process of psychological adjustment?
- A
The person has failed to adjust and should no longer experience difficult feelings.
- B
Difficult feelings can return as health or life circumstances change.
- C
The person must be at the same stage of adjustment as when first diagnosed.
- D
The person’s response is unusual because adjustment ends once routines are established.
16
Choose one
1 point
A person keeps forgetting a scheduled medication and wants to address the practical problem. Which response is an example of problem-focused coping?
- A
Set reminders to take medication as planned.
- B
Talk with a trusted person to ease worry.
- C
Use relaxation to manage distress.
- D
Look for meaning in a valued activity.
17
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1 point
A person with asthma notices symptoms during exercise. Based on the self-management example, what is the most appropriate next step?
- A
Stop all exercise because symptoms make activity inappropriate.
- B
Ignore the symptoms and continue exercising without discussing them.
- C
Discuss the symptom pattern with a clinician and consider a safe activity plan.
- D
Change the treatment plan without consulting a clinician.
18
Written response
1 point
What phrase names the broad category of influences that includes income, education, and housing and can shape a person’s health options?
19
Written response
1 point
What term describes the skills and decisions through which a person manages symptoms, treatment, daily roles, and emotional effects, often with support?
20
Choose one
1 point
Which description best captures quality of life for someone living with a chronic illness?
- A
A summary of symptoms and test results alone.
- B
A person’s perception of their position in life in the context of their values and goals.
- C
A measure of how closely someone follows treatment instructions.
- D
A clinical judgment that is the same for everyone with the condition.