D.P. receives an abundance of support in her life. She finds most of her motivation from her family because family means the world to her. The members in her family will encourage her to do her best along with attending diabetic information groups. She finds the support and motivation from her family to be a great way to help deal with her diabetes. Other family members who have diabetes or know someone else with diabetes helps her realize that this is not necessarily an ending of freedom or her life. The health care professionals also have an impact on D.P.’s motivational level as they give her options and techniques to improve her ways of living in order to cope with diabetes. Fox and Chesla (2008) see the positive inspirational outcome a …show more content…
She really enjoys having someone correct her mistakes or strengthen her performance. If a dietician does not think she has a good meal plan, D.P. wants the meal plan to be adjusted properly. When she is out buying sweets, she wants her husband to say no. If her glucose levels are not where they should be she wants the nurse to tell her. But with all of the challenges that occur with D.P.’s diabetes, she appreciates the recommendations the most. Lawn and Schoo (2010) describe health promotion as motivation to encourage self-management. Health promotion is an amazing way to improve a lifestyle, choices and or an individual’s knowledge. If the patient is feeling positive about the information that you have reinforced they are more likely to proceed with the new technique or ways of living (Fox & Chesla, 2008). D.P. uses the information that her family and health care providers provide to her as she knows they are wanting what is best for her. Lawn and Schoo (2010) also find that health promotion brings families and groups together as they all teach or help one another succeed. D.P. enjoys going to her diabetic meetings as they share negative experiences and how they have or tried to fix the issue. A health care professional will confirm if this is a technique that is recommend or another way that the situation could be
Diabetes education is a structured education and self-management (at diagnosis and regularly reviewed and reinforced) to promote awareness. Diet and lifestyle, healthy diet, weight loss if the person is overweight, smoking cessation, regular physical exercise. Maximizing glucose control while minimizing adverse effects of treatment such as hypoglycemia. Reduction of other risk factors for complications of diabetes, including the early detection and management of hypertension, drug treatment to modify lipid levels and consideration of antiplatelet therapy with aspirin. Early intervention for complications of diabetes,, including cardiovascular disease, feet problems, eye problems, kidney problems and neuropathy.
As fitness professionals working with individuals with diabetes there are numerous considerations we must contemplate. For one thing we need to realize we are part of a team approach for these individuals. We need to be very cognizant that we operate within our own scope of practice, as diabetes is a disease that requires specialized approaches from physicians, dietetic experts and fitness professional for each individual’s situation. In addition to this we need to make sure before accepting the responsibility of training a diabetic client, that we have the proper diabetes education and proper certifications. The diagnosis of Diabetes is one that can shake the client to their core and stir every feeling and emotion the person could possibly experience and possibly completely overwhelm the individual. It’s vitally important that they learn to re-establish a sense of control and literally learn new survival skills. (Zrebiec) No matter if it is a parent of a child who has been recently been diagnosed or an adult who just heard the news regarding their own health, the initial situation is the same. To these people it’s going to be like taking a post-graduate course in diabetes management (Zrebiec) and exercise is going to become big part of it. However, this need for an appropriate exercise plan will bring about its own set of challenges due to the complicated nature of the disease. As individuals with diabetes they face some of the same challenges other parties face when exercise is something they know they need to do. They too face challenges of lack of time, lack of energy or will power, they may feel they lack the skills or even the resources. However, when it comes to a teen becoming more involved in exercise there may be two o...
Diabetes UK is a growing community that has over 300,000 supporters around the nation involving people diagnosed with diabetes, as well as their friends and families whom are affected by the condition. Collaborating with as many as 5,500 volunteers and 315 voluntary groups they raise awareness and funds, as well as campaign for change and support. Diabetes UK has a professional membership of over 6,000 healthcare providers from various clinical backgrounds. Members of the organization are professionals in the field of diabetes care, treatment and research. They use their expertise to collect the evidence base for strategies that help those affected by diabetes and educate their campaigns for helpful services.
Every action of my day, every bite of food and every amount of exercise affects my health. I have had Juvenile Diabetes for thirteen years, and now I have decided to take on the task of not only managing my own health, but other’s as well. Managing my diabetes has not always been a huge struggle for me, but with the new stress of nursing school, it is becoming a balancing act between school and my own health.
Safe staffing issue has been identified as one of the problem in health care. The problem resulted from the inappropriate ratio between the nurse and the number of patients a nurse takes care within a shift. Patients and nurses well-being are being at risk because of the inappropriate safe staffing because of nurses feeling overwhelmed and stressed with their job. It was learned from the previous papers that the issue with staff level can be intervened by applying the theory of Health Promotion Model as a framework in assisting nurse leaders in creating policies that ensure healthy and appropriate work practices, determine the appropriate number of nurse to
Currently, I am a Practice Quality Support Coordinator and one of my roles is assisting practices in locating and outreaching to patients that need preventative services performed, such as a mammogram, colonoscopy, or follow up for patients with high blood pressure. By ensuring patients acquire these services, we can detect health conditions earlier, prevent trips to the emergency room, save money, and most importantly save lives. I am passionate about focusing on preventative care and encouraging a healthy lifestyle to each one of my patients. I have personally seen the power of exercise and a healthy diet in my brother’s life. Playing football and other forms of exercise has stabilized his blood sugars and led to a reduction in the amount of insulin he needs. I want to be involved in the education for newly diagnosed patients, as well as the management of their disease in everyday life.
Norris SL, Lua, J, Smith SJ, Schmid CH & Engelgau, MM 2002, ‘Self- Management Education for Adults With Type ‘Diabetes’, Diabetes Care, Vol. 25 no.7, July, pp.1159-1171.
Health promotion consists of all actions that encourage maximum spiritual, mental and physical functions despite of whether an individual is ill or well. Most of these plans are aimed at bringing positive lifestyle changes (Van Leuven, & Prion, 2007). A major core competency for all NPs is health promotion. Through regular screening, immunizations and counselling, NPs can guide their patients towards the goal of health promotion and disease prevention. As a future NP, my goal is to provide patient-centered, holistic care focusing on health promotion and sickness prevention. I also believe that an understanding of practice models like Pender’s Health Promotion Model will enable me to empower patients to obtain self-efficacy and behavior specific changes.
Introduction The health promotion program for Casey community was implemented to reduce and prevent alcohol and drug abuse among teenagers, the main target group. There are several factors which contributed towards alcohol and drug abuse among teenagers. Those factors are ‘macro-environmental issues, socioeconomic gaps, joblessness, social capital, the physical environment and social morals and faith. However, it was noted that the family is an important group who mediates with all the effects ‘(Spooner, Hall and Lynskey 2001, 26).
This illness falls under as a lifelong condition a patient must continuously manage. Often times, patients may be held partially responsible for this condition based on their dietary intake and daily lifestyle. While a mutual understanding can be established between the individual and their care provider, legitimacy for deviance can be complicated. Based on their socioeconomic status, a diabetic individual may face the challenges of being unable to maintain care whether it is due to high medications costs or produce costs at the market. Substantial work hours or other daily obligations may not allow a balanced incorporation of health management into someone’s life until their condition worsens.
Diabetes self-management education and training has become the foundation of diabetes care. These programs are designed to address a patient’s knowledge level; physical, emotional and financial concerns; health literacy and numeracy; health and cultural beliefs; medical history; and other factors, which may influence a patient’s ability to self-manage their care (Powers et al., 2015). The ultimate goal of DSME is a more informed and engaged patient. Diabetes self-management education has been shown to be beneficial in the following areas: reducing hospital admissions and readmissions (Healy, Black, Harris, Lorenz, & Dungan, 2013; Magee, Khan, Desale, & Nassar, 2014; Powers et al., 2015); increasing diabetes knowledge level (Daley, Rooney,
Support from family and friends are provided free to individual who suffer from DM (Stopford, Winkley & Ismail, 2013). A study conducted by Stopford, Winkley and Ismail (2013) showed that there is a benefit of using family and friends social support on glycemic control. Female are more likely to receive and seek social support from family and friends in order to make appropriate changes regard diabetes than male. Male is frequently receive and seek social support from their partner in order to make fewer changes. In addition, support provided from family and friends may have an impact on health than support provided from health care specialists.
By Nicole Wallis “Skin cancers are the most common forms of cancers in New Zealand. The mortality rate from skin cancer is among the highest in the world”. (Cancer Society, 2015). This essay will explain how health promotion and the Ottawa Charter are seen throughout the Cancer Society’s Sun Smart Schools Programme, using many different approaches and strategies of health promotion for this to be achieved.
Health Promotion for Sedentary Adults Using Fitness Technology According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of the adult population in the United States today are overweight and or obese (“Adult Obesity Facts”, 2017). In addition, those that are overweight or obese are placed at an increased risk for related conditions such as heart disease and stroke which are currently two leading causes of death in the United States (“Adult Obesity Facts”, 2017). Americans today are spending increasing amounts of time in environments that facilitate prolonged sitting with little physical activity, whether at work, at home, in the car or out in the community (Owen, Sparling, Healy, Dunstan & Matthews, 2010).
Introduction Workplace health promotion programs are defined as a series of strategies and activities, initiatives and policies developed with collaboration of the employer and employees to enhance the quality of working life and overall well-being of workers within an organization (CCOHS, 2017). Workplace health promotion programs provide numerous benefits for both the employer and workers (World Health Organization, 2017). For instance, benefits to the workers include: increase in productivity, promotes the raising of healthy families, enhance self-esteem, promotes a healthy work environment, improves staff morale, increases job satisfaction, improved health and a greater sense of well-being (World Health Organization, 2017). Similarly,