MHS599: Developing and Finalizing your Review Paper
Module 4 - Case
DEVELOPING AND FINALIZING YOUR REVIEW/PLAN/PAPER/PROPOSAL
Case Assignment
Develop and finalize your paper in accordance with the outline you developed in Module 3. Next, apply the Writing Center Checklist provided in the Module 4 Required Reading to determine if all criteria have been satisfied with regard to:
Subject, audience, purpose
Organization
Paragraphing
Sentences
Submit a 5- to 8-page Review/Plan/Paper/Proposal of your topic/problem by the conclusion of this module (upload your paper to the Case 4 Dropbox).
Assignment Expectations
You are expected to consult the scholarly literature in preparing your paper; you are also expected to incorporate relevant background readings.
Your paper should be written in your own words. This will enable me to assess your level of understanding.
Cite your references in the text of all papers and on the reference list at the end.
Proofread your paper to ensure that grammar and punctuation are correct and that each part of the assignment has been addressed clearly and completely.
Your assignment will not be graded until you have submitted an Originality Report with a Similarity Index (SI) score <20% (excluding direct quotes, quoted assignment instructions, and references). Papers not meeting this requirement by the end of the session will receive a score of 0 (grade of F). Do keep in mind that papers with a lower SI score may be returned for revisions. For example, if one paragraph accounting for only 10% of a paper is cut and pasted, the paper could be returned for revision, despite the low SI score. Please use the report and your SI score as a guide to improve the originality of your work.
Length: 5–8 double-spaced pages (excluding references).
TUI UNIVERSITY
Huey Watson
MHS599 MSHS Integrative Project CASE
Developing and Finalizing Paper
MOD 4
Dr. Angela Willson
Background
Diabetes is a progressive disease and health practitioners increasingly seek to improve clinical outcomes through supporting diabetes self- management programs. Promoting diabetes self management is beneficial to individuals and their families as diabetic patients are empowered to take control when making informed health decisions. Health behaviors that reduce the risk of complication are associated with good glycemic control and lifestyle changes, when people living with diabetes are motivated support self-care practices. Taking into account the individual, clinical and environmental factors that affect diabetes self-management enhances self-care practices. For instance the socioeconomic and cultural factors are issues that influence health behaviors, attitudes and decision making (Ramal, et al., 2012). The patient- centered approach in healthcare management seeks to meet patient needs through addressing their concerns to improve clinical outcomes. Access to resources, social support, motivation, attitudes and knowledge about diabetes self-management are some of the factors that affect the success of diabetes self management.
Access to resources
Support for diabetes self- management and education seeks to improve self-care practice and eliminate barriers to improving health outcomes. However, access to resources affects the diabetes patients’ ability to meet their health needs. Patient education and access to health information is crucial to interventions and management practices, where adolescents with diabetes and their patients are able to follow the dieting and lifestyle recommendations (Ahola & Groop, 2013). It is also expected that the more the people are knowledgeable the better it is to facilitate self-monitoring as they are empowered to use self-care practices with access to resources then facilitating self-management. Even though, patients with diabetes get information from physicians and other health practitioners, family, peers and friends also link them with appropriate health information.
Even when there are education programs and resources available, diabetes patients may not be aware that they exist. Access to resources and knowledge on diabetes self management empowers individuals, while they have more choices compared to those lacking access to resources (Ahola & Groop, 2013). Additionally, those with diabetes, then make informed choices when they have access to resources rather than simply adhering to instructions and recommendations. Adolescents make decisions based on what they can access and whether they trust the source of information, and with better access to resources it is easier to involve trusting parents and caregivers in medical decision making. At other times, they may be overwhelmed by the amount of information available making it difficult to make informed decisions. However, easier access to resources facilitates individualized care planning to support self-management (Ramal, et al., 2012).
Social support to improve diabetes self management
Social support influences attitudes on self-management attitudes, practices and behaviors, which then vary depending on the culturally-influenced views. Understanding the link between patterns of self-management and social supports is necessary to intervene and improve health outcomes. The family, friends and health practitioners may play an active role in assisting the diabetic patients to practice self-care. Hence, the active involvement of the family cannot be ignored in improving self–management behavior and coping. Additionally, with professional advice and recommendations, individuals are informed how their choices affect health outcomes. When adolescents see positive parent involvement in diabetes management they are more likely to be involved in self-care practices because there is strong social support (Mulvaney et al., 2006).
Social support is associated with decreased distress and better lifestyle choices, potentially improving diabetes self- management (Ahola & Groop, 2013). Nurses work closely with patients to develop self-management programs, but it is those close to them who offer support. Satisfaction with such support enhances monitoring and self-care where they are empowered and reminded to improve self-management. Hence, nurses, health practitioners, and families ought to create supporting environments where diabetic patients can openly participate in diabetes self-management. This extends to culturally tailored interventions when educating the diabetes patients to implement lifestyle changes and improve health outcomes. Diabetes self-management may be in effective when there are no follow-up and culturally sensitive interventions
Socioeconomic status
Even though, diabetes type 2 is a lifestyle disease, and those living in poverty find it more difficult to rely on self-care practices to improve glycemic control. This is likely to have severe consequences for diabetes patients, since patient self-management also depends on dietary decisions, blood glucose monitoring, lifestyle changes and adherence...