Diverse Populations, Age, and Interprofessional Health Promotion Resources
This competency assessment assesses the following Outcome(s):
Evaluate interprofessional health promotion resources.
Diverse Populations, Age, and Interprofessional Health Promotion Resources
This paper is a 3- to 4-page project that analyzes interprofessional resources on one health topic for the adult population throughout the adult lifespan.
What interprofessional resources exist for the topic? Also, consider using terms such as multidisciplinary and team-based care in your search related to the topic.
The adult lifespan, young, middle, and older adult, by ages/ranges in adulthood, should be addressed clearly via the epidemiology of the condition. Are there interventions that benefit the outcome? Epidemiological support and evidence-based practice guidelines should be included in the paper.
Topic Defined Throughout the Adult Life Span
Define topic. Definition should include content related to young, middle, and older adults and should not include teen or childhood content.
Epidemiology
Define the epidemiology of the condition in the United States via three epidemiology terms numerically.
Define statistics by young, middle, and older adults or by specific age ranges in adulthood.
Interventions
Explain one clinical management guideline with 2–3 criteria considerations.
Interprofessional Collaboration
Provide 4–5 specific examples of interprofessional roles and functions for the collaborative management of the condition.
Include two studies addressing interprofessional collaboration.
Summary
Summarize the general interprofessional collaborative content related to the topic and the benefit to populations.
Include why it is important.
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Format Expectations:
Follows all assignment directions.
Introduction and conclusion are included.
Information in paragraphs and paper organized to convey the content to the reader.
Paper length paper should be 3–4 pages of content.
Follows APA in paper format, reference page, in-text citations, or headings.
Uses four or more credible peer-reviewed sources.
Resources on interprofessional collaboration should be clear and supported with evidence-based sources. Analysis of interprofessional collaboration covers all aspects of nursing. Master’s-prepared nurse educators, leaders, nurse practitioners, and all specialty nursing fields contribute to health promotion in populations across the life span. This assignment is focused on the adult. You should choose a topic that affects your area of specialty focus as it relates to health promotion and epidemiology.
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Diverse Populations, Age, and Interprofessional Health Promotion Resources
The burden of type 2 diabetes in the United State’s healthcare system demands continued exploration of effective management of this condition to improve patient outcomes. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) (2023), its complexity requires increased attention by multidisciplinary medical professionals to implement appropriate care strategies that avert long-term and acute complications arising from elevated blood sugar levels. Inability or delays in providing care to the patients increase their risks of other health conditions such as ulcers, diabetic retinopathy, pancreatitis, and muscular conditions. ADA reports that diabetes affects people in different age groups across the lifespan, making its management critical for healthcare providers. In this context, exploring its treatment approaches is critical for informing clinicians and other experts about diabetes status in the nation, care goals, and quality. Thus, this paper assesses the interprofessional resources for diabetes treatment, management, and epidemiology in the adult population.
Epidemiology
United States’ type 2 diabetes prevalence has raised alarm among healthcare providers due to its impact on the adult population. Statistics by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2020) reveal that by 2018, approximately 34.1 million, translating to 13%, of all adults above 18 years were suffering from this condition. Age-adjusted rates among this category indicate that diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes was about 3.6% and 1.4% among young adults between 18-44 years (CDC, 2020). The author indicates that among the middle adults aged 45 – 64, the rates rose to 11.7% and 3.1% for diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes, respectively. Finally, it peaked among those aged 65 years and above, reaching 11.5% and 2.9% for diagnosed and undiagnosed cases (CDC, 2020). Men reported significantly higher rates of total diabetes at 17.9% than women at 16.2% (CDC, 2020). These statistics illustrate the impact of this health condition on the adult population.
Healthcare providers raise their concerns about diabetes due to the increasing number of diagnosed cases. For instance, the CDC (2020) reveals that in 2018, the incidence rate was approximately 1.5 million, accounting for 6.9 individuals for every 1,000 U.S. adults. Projections across the adult lifespan indicate that for persons aged 18-44, 45-64, and over 65 years, the incidence rates for every 1000 persons were 4.3%, 9.9%, and 8.8%, respectively, in the same year (CDC, 2020). Such figures confirm the rate at which diabetes is increasing nationwide and the looming burden on healthcare resources.
The epidemiological profile by the CDC also highlights the diverse risk factors for diabetes. For instance, 21% of adults who smoke, 98% of the overweight, 38% of the physically inactive, 50% of individuals with A1c results of 7.0% or more, and 68.4% of those with blood pressure over 140mmhg have increased risk for developing the disease (CDC, 2020). Thus, the management approaches seek to address these elements and reduce the likelihood of disease emerging.
Clinical Management Guideline
The ADA provides standards of care for guiding American healthcare professionals in treating and managing diabetes. It outlines the protocols critical for screening populations, diagnosing cases, and initiating therapeutic actions with demonstrable positive health outcomes among the patients (American Diabetes Association, 2023). It also updates these guidelines regularly to remain updated with emerging evidence-based practice...