Treatment of long-term diseases
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Long-term diseases are diseases that are monitored and need to be treated for a long time. A disease is a long-term disease if it is treated for longer than six months. On this page we will tell you about the monitoring and treatment of long-term diseases.
Long-term diseases are monitored in periodic controls. A periodic control is a check where a professional examines the situation of your disease. With the help of control, we learn about your health and how the treatment of the disease works. We can change your medication, for example, if we find in the control that something is not working. It will help to keep the disease under control.
Long-term diseases can be monitored, for example, with
- laboratory tests
- surveys and self-assessments
- imaging examinations
How are diseases monitored?
A periodic control is done remotely via the HyVä digi chat if your disease does not require regular monitoring at the health centre. If you cannot use electronic services, the control can be made by telephone.
Some diseases are monitored on site at a health centre. Book an appointment for control at the health centre if your disease requires it. You will be invited to the control by HUS if the control needs to be done in specialised medical care.
This page provides information on how different diseases are monitored. However, a professional can make you a personal treatment plan. In that case you will be treated according to the plan. Always follow the treatment instructions you have received in your treatment plan. Make sure your disease is monitored according to the instructions.
You need to make sure yourself that your disease is monitored according to the instructions. Book an appointment for examinations according to the instructions. You will find instructions for treatment of various diseases later on this page. If you do not have a treatment plan, follow the instructions on this page.
Make sure you have a referral to the laboratory if laboratory tests are part of monitoring your disease. You can check the information via the HyVä digi chat or by calling the health centre. Have the laboratory tests if you have a referral to them.
Fill in the necessary questionnaires if your disease is monitored by tests. Write down the test results for yourself. You can also save the test results for yourself as a PDF file or take a picture of the results.
Find your disease in the following list and click on it to see more detailed instructions for monitoring the disease.
Brain arterial diseases are, for example:
- brain infarction
- TIA, transient ischaemic attack
- carotid artery disease
How you can treat your disease:
- Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the Health Village website (in Finnish) (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for periodic control once a year.
We will monitor your disease on site at the health centre
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Before the control, do the following:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
Peripheral arterial disease of the lower limbs are, for example:
- intermittent claudication
- lower limb atherosclerosis
How you can treat your disease:
- Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you
- You can find self-care instructions on the Health Village website (in Finnish) (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for periodic control once a year.
- We will monitor your disease on site at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Before the control, do the following:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
Monitoring asthma depends on whether your disease is balanced.
- Do this Asthma Control Test first (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- See how many points you got in the test.
- See the instructions for monitoring asthma according to the test scores.
If you got 20 points or more in the Asthma Control Test
Your asthma is well balanced if you got more than 20 points in the Asthma Control Test. In that case you will have the periodic control every two years.
We will do the periodic control remotely via the HyVä digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centre.lla.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Do the Asthma Control Test here (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the Asthma Control Test
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the tests are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
In the year when you do not have the periodic control, do this:
- Fill in the Asthma Control Test here (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Contact your health centre if you got less than 20 points in the test.
Note that the results of the test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
If you got less than 20 points the Asthma Control Test
Your asthma is unbalanced if you got less than 20 points in the Asthma Control Test. In that case, you will have the periodic control every year. We will do the control on site at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Measure your peak expiratory flow (PEF) on seven days before the control.
- Take the reliever medication before you blow.
- Write down the results of the blows.
- You can request instructions for PEF measurement from the health centre.
- Do this Asthma Control Test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service) (siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Write down the test result or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the PEF measurements.
- Results of the Asthma Control Test
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the tests are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
How you can treat your disease:
- Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions for diabetes on the Health Village website (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for periodic control once a year.
- We will monitor your disease on site at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Measure your blood sugar at home. Write down the results of the measurements or save them for yourself in another way.
- Do this Audit c test. (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of the heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the blood sugar measurements.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
An early stage of diabetes or prediabetes means that your blood sugar is elevated.
How you can treat your disease:
- Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the Diabeteshub website of the Finnish Diabetes Association (not in easy language). (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control every two years.
We will do the periodic control of diabetes every two years. We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone. Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centre.eyttä terveysasemaasi, jos sinulla on muita sairauksia, joita pitää seurata terveysasemalla.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of the heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
How you can treat your disease:
- Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the Diabeteshub website of the Finnish Diabetes Association. (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control every two years.
We will do the first periodic control a year after childbirth. We will then do the control every two years. We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centre.asemaasi, jos sinulla on muita sairauksia, joita pitää seurata terveysasemalla.
An appointment for periodic control
Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of the heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
How you can treat your disease:
Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions for atrial fibrillation on the Health Village website (in Finnish). (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control every year.
We will do the periodic control of atrial fibrillation every year. We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of the heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
How you can treat your disease:
- Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the Men’s hub on Health Village website (in Finnish)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control every two years.
We will do the periodic control every two years. We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
- If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Fill in this Dan-PSS-1 questionnaire (in Finnish) (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the results of the test for yourself.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the Dan-PSS-1 survey.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the tests are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
Monitoring chronic obstructive lung disease depends on whether your disease is balanced.
- Do this COPD Assessment Test first (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- See how many points you got in the test.
- See the instructions for monitoring according to the test scores.
If you got 10 points or less in the COPD Assessment Test
SYour disease is well balanced if you got 10 points or less in the test. We will then monitor the progression of the disease every year. We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
- If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Do this COPD Assessment Test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down the test result or save it for yourself.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the COPD Assessment Test.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the tests are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
If you got more than 10 points in the COPD Assessment Test
Your disease is unbalanced if you got more than 10 points in the test. We will then monitor the progression of the disease every year. We will do the periodic control on site at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control:
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat(siirryt toiseen palveluun) or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Do this COPD Assessment Test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the COPD Assessment Test
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the tests are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
How you can treat your disease:
Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the Terveyskirjasto.fi website (in Finnish) (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control.
We will do the periodic control every two years if your disease is well balanced. We will do the control every year if your disease is unbalanced.
We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
- If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Do not take thyroid medication when you have blood tests.
- Have the blood tests before 11.00 in the morning.
- Have the laboratory tests.
How you can treat your disease:
- Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instruction on the Health Village’s dyslipidemy website (in Finnish, not in easy language)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control every two years.
We will do the periodic control every two years. We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
- If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of the heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
How you can treat your disease:
Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the Mentalhub.fi website on depression (in Finnish) (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control every year.
We will do the periodic control every year. We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
- If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- If your condition has changed or you want to change your medication:
- Fill in this PHQ-9 questionnaire (in Finnish) (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the Audit c test.
- Results of the PHQ-9 questionnaire.
Note that the results of the tests are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
What you can do during the follow-up:
Take care of yourself according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the bariatric surgery website of the Health Village (in Finnish, not in easy language). (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control every year.
We will do the periodic control every year. We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
- If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
Contact your health centre if you have other diseases that need to be monitored at the health centreveysasemaasi, jos sinulla on muita sairauksia, joita pitää seurata terveysasemalla.
An appointment for periodic control
Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of the heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the Health Village website (in Finnish, not in easy language). (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for periodic control once a year.
- We will monitor your disease on site at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of the heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
How you can treat your disease:
Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the Health Village website (in Finnish) (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control every two years.
We will monitor your disease on site at the health centre.
An appointment for periodic control
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test. (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of the heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
How you can treat your disease:
Treat the disease according to the instructions a professional has given to you.
- You can find self-care instructions on the Health Village website (in Finnish, not in easy language). (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
- Book an appointment for the periodic control every two years.
We will do the periodic control every two years. We will do the control remotely via the HyVä-digi service if
- you do not have any other diseases, like
- heart failure
- coronary heart disease
- brain arterial disease
- renal disease
- your other diseases do not need to be monitored at the health centre.
- If you cannot use electronic services, we can do the control by telephone.
We will monitor your disease on site at the health centre if you have other diseases like
- heart failure
- coronary heart disease
- brain arterial disease
- renal disease.
An appointment for periodic control:
- Book an appointment for periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling your health centre.
- Do this before the control:
- Have the laboratory tests.
- Measure your blood pressure on four days before the control.
- You will find more detailed instructions at the end of the page.
- Measure your heart rate on four days before the control.
- Do this Audit c test. (You move to another service)(siirryt toiseen palveluun) Write down or save the test results for yourself.
- Bring with you to the control:
- Results of the blood pressure measurements on four days.
- Results of the heart rate measurements on four days.
- Results of the Audit c test.
Note that the results of the Audit c test are not automatically saved! Save the results for yourself in another way.
If your disease is not found on this page, you can ask about periodic control via the HyVä-digi chat or by calling the health centre.
You need a blood pressure monitor to measure your blood pressure.
Measure your blood pressure for four consecutive days. Measure your blood pressure both in the morning and evening:
- Measure blood pressure at 6.00–9.00 in the morning.
- Take your medicine only after measuring blood pressure.
- Measure your blood pressure at 18–21 in the evening.
- Make your measurements at about the same time each day.
Before you measure your blood pressure:
- Go to a peaceful, quiet, and warm place.
- Always measure your blood pressure in the same place.
- Always measure your blood pressure of the same arm.
- Half an hour before blood you measure your blood pressure:
- Do not eat.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not drink coffee or tea.
- Do not drink other stimulating drinks, like cola drinks.
- Do not drink alcohol.
- Do not exercise or exert yourself physically.
- Do not take your medication.
- Relax and keep still ten minutes before measuring your blood pressure.
Measure your blood pressure:
- Put a blood pressure monitor strap, or cuff, on your upper arm.
© Paxtoncrafts Charitable Trust - Attach the cuff to the same height as your heart:
- Put two fingers on your forearm.
- Tighten the cuff above your fingers.
© Elina Vanninen - Keep your forearm on a padded platform, for example, a pillow.
- Keep the cuff on the upper arm.
- Sit comfortably.
- Sit and relax in the same place for 5 minutes.
- Measure your blood pressure.
- Write down the results for yourself.
- Also write down the heart rate values.
- Sit still after the measurement.
- After 5 minutes, measure your blood pressure for the second time.
- Write down the results for yourself.
- Also write down the heart rate values.
Measuring your blood pressure is now finished!
