Obesity Case Study

Everyone wants to keep their families healthier because health is a very important part of living a life of wellness. There are so many different methods of being healthy or becoming healthy. Researchers have conducted different studies on what they seem to believe may be a positive outcome for those who are obese or for those that may be on the verge of obesity. The amount of cases for childhood obesity is at an all-time high which is leading to many medical conditions such as type 2 diabetes, asthma, sleep

Nurses are not any better than the physicians, report studies show that nurses view individuals affected by obesity as non-compliant, overindulgent, lazy and unsuccessful. Furthermore, 31 percent “would prefer not to care for individuals affected by obesity” and 24 percent agreed that individuals affected by obesity “repulsed them”. While we all have our individual opinions and experiences in life, I believe it is important to remember to try and not judge our patients and rather assist them in obtaining the best possible state of wellness that we

As defined by the World Health Organization, obesity is “an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. a BMI greater than or equal to 25 is overweight and a BMI greater than or equal to 30 is obesity”. Being obese or overweight is especially common in the US and is increasing nationally and globally. As per The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN), recent studies show over 67% with BMI greater than 25 and Americans between the ages 26 - 75 are 10% to 40% morbidly obese with BMI greater than 30. Excess weight greater than the ideal body weight is a danger to one’s health. Obesity is one of the major risk factors for many diseases such as, Metabolic syndrome, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory compromise, intra-abdominal pressures, skin conditions and mental illness and last but not least, some cancers. As a nurse, anticipating obesity-related issues will only increase and nursing care plans will have to adjust as this epidemic continues. This epidemic can and will affect the goal of Interdisciplinary Team Health Care members in providing Holistic Care in an individual who is obese.

Therapeutic communication is essential in motivating change, and Motivational Interviewing is a guided communication style between the provider and the patient, wherein the patient practices the right to change a specific behavior toward achieving a common goal between the patient and provider to improve health (Christie & Channon, 2014). This approach is proven to motivate and improve the outcome of obesity. Motivational Interviewing started in the adult health addiction services during the 1980s, and was further developed in the physical health specialties, which then used in the pediatric setting to aid families with children in different stages of development in controlling Diabetes Mellitus (DM) type 1, type 2, and obesity (Christie & Channon, 2014).

There are many available resources in Wichita, KS for patients struggling with morbid obesity such as gyms, pools, weight loss clinics, surgical options, health food stores, charity walks, and support groups. Due to the larger town size, there are solutions and resources that would fit for just about any patient. The YMCAs in Wichita are great options health wise as they have come with a pool, three free training sessions, classes, and a gym, but they are also a great resource economically as they provide income-based payment levels. There are also many walking trails and parks. Support groups range from Jenny Craig to religious weight loss groups, and there are many options for shopping and healthy restaurants in the area.

Two manualized family therapies with 16 one-hour sessions during 9 months. Family-based therapy focuses on the facilitation of weight gain, whereas SyFT addresses general family processes. The interviewers were blinded to the treatment condition. The outcomes assessed were percentage of ideal body weight and remission.

Obesity does not have an easy or simple fix. A complex issue “that takes an army” to prevent. Individuals and groups such as policy makers, state and local organizations, business and community leaders, school, childcare and healthcare professionals must work together on this issue. A healthy lifestyle must include a healthy or nutritious diet and adequate physical activity or exercise. The nursing action plan for this paper is obesity rates will decrease by 10% over the next 5 years.

High fructose corn syrup is known to be a tasty and all around unhealthy sweetener that we human consume. The inexpensive and readily obtainable sweetener has caused an epidemic obesity that plagued the world shortly after it has been introduced worldwide at supermarkets. Considering that HFCS is heavily processed in many foods as a substitute for table sugar, it is permeated into almost every food we eat. Eating too much food containing HFCS may be good for our taste bud, but it does not mean it is good for our body. The predominant sweetener leads to obesity because it has a copious amount of sugar, metabolizes differently than any other sugar, and are nowadays falsely advertised as “healthy”.

    Body image and obesity are always going to be hot-button issues as long as fast foods restaurants are still in business. Obesity is a disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems. In other words, obesity is a condition where a person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have a negative effect on their health. Proportions of food are different from decades ago compared to now. Movie popcorn serving size was five cups with calories of 270 back in the 1980’s, now movie theatres are serving big tubs with loads of butter with calories of 630. Today proportions of food have really expanded causing calorie consumption to go up. Our own selves should

As a white only race, this is a fairly positive factor as it shows this is the lowest level of obesity in races. As a male, fairly positive as this obesity percentage is lower than females. At the age of 48, this is a negative factor as the range of 45-64 years old is the height percentage. As a college graduate, this is positive as this is the lowest percentage. As a person born in the United States, this is negative as a US birth is the highest percentage. As someone with no disabilities or big limitations, this is positive because he has no limitations to workout. As a married man, the obesity percentage is in between other marital status percentages. As there are many factors that point to a decline in his percentage of obesity, these

There are several nursing intervention strategies that promote family health. Promoting the healthy family can be achieved by implementing different routines such as exercise promotion, setting mutual goals, environmental management, parent education, anticipatory guidance, and family empowerment (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Hanson, 2015). When looking at promoting a healthy family it is important to identify the individual strengths of each person in the family and the family as a whole.

Efforts to combat and understand the obesity epidemic frequently focus on the built environment. The built environment has features such as recreational facilities, parks, and condensed mixed-use neighborhoods where populaces can walk to offices and stores (VonHippel& Benson, 2014). These features encourage people to undertake various physical activities that reduce the chances of becoming obese. Although the effect of built environment features on obesity is not clear, constant physical activities reduce the chances of being obese. By contrast, expansive built environments, with small public place and many destinations accessible merely by cars discourage various physical activities and enhance sedentary indoor practices that may lead to obesity. Upsurges in sprawl have been linked to a rise in obesity prevalence in the US, but the sprawl process started years before obesity prevalence began to escalate in the 1980s(Von Hippel& Benson, 2014). It is evident that built environment and natural environment have a clear relationship with obesity. For instance, obesity is more prevalent in areas that are hot during the month of July or cold during the month of January. Equally, various studies show that obesity is more prevalent in areas that rainy year-round or dark in January (Von Hippel& Benson, 2014).

It includes some activities that aimed to reduce the prevalence of obesity and prevent it is progress (WHO 2012). The main role of nurses in health prevention is a risk reduction as it is highlighted by ONMC (2011). So, they are responsible for increasing the client’s awareness about the potential risk of obesity, and they should work as a team to eliminate the occurrence of it (ONMC 2011). Health prevention categorised into three levels of prevention, primary, secondary and tertiary (Watkins 2010).The focus of this assignment will be on primary prevention as it is a first step to prevent the occurrence of obesity.

We should exercise most of the days of the week and eat a varied with a nutritious diet. If we don’t make a change in our unhealthy lifestyle we will affect not only the way we feel but our health and ability to function independently in our later life. One factor to not raise cardiovascular disease is getting enough of sleep, keeping up with the screenings for blood pressure such as cholesterol, blood sugar, and mostly important for women don’t forget to get the mammograms. The knowledge I have gained after reading this journal article at this stage we should know we must change our habits, and believe every person can. It’s important for nurses to be able to identify patients with obesity, diabetes, and signs of cardiovascular disease. As we all know obesity is one of the most common risk factors for children’s. Monitoring the blood sugar levels of these patients is the key. Children’s who have all these signs should be classified as overweight and be watched closely. We as nurses should always be aware of the risk of cardiovascular disease when dealing with obese patients. Consequently, we as registered nurses will be able to weight manage our patients and improve outcomes by working with them to create a plan to treat both their diet and

The increasing prevalence of obesity has become one of the most challenging problems facing healthcare providers. Despite the increasing incidence of people affected by this health disorder, addressing obesity with patients continues to be a difficult topic, because the weight is a sensitive topic, perceived to have negative connotations when used by healthcare providers.