Untimely illness: When diagnosis does not match age-related expectations.
Susan KirkpatrickLouise LocockAlbert FarreSara RyanHelen SalisburyJanet E McDonaghPublished in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2018)
The diagnosis of adult-onset asthma, and arthritis in young people, may be regarded as "untimely." We suggest that being diagnosed with what is perceived to be a "childhood" condition in adulthood, or "an older person's" condition in childhood, may be viewed as a "biographical paradox" and an "untimely breach" to the expected order.