to traumatic events can be a contributor to the perception of a lesser health status, an increase in physical health illness and increasing health care utilization and cost. Polusny et al. (2008) focused their research on the relationship between natural disaster trauma and physical health with a finding that natural disasters that produce PTSD symptom clusters do effect an individual’s physical health as well as the health care of the effected community for some time after said disaster. This paper
Interactive health communication applications (ICHAs) are internet-based patient centered support systems designed to enhance patient-clinician partnerships. Variable differences between the presentations of symptoms can impact a patient’s subjective experience of illness. Frequent questions and concerns about symptom management and self-care increase the demand for health care services. The rising demand for interactive healthcare calls for advanced tools to provide reliable advice, education, and
conditions • Psychopharmacology also studies substances with psychoactive properties and its primary focus is on the chemical interactions of these agents with various parts of CNS. • These agents interact with receptors found in the central nervous system to bring about alterations in physiological or psychological functions. • Psychopharmacology encompasses following classes of Medications: Antipsychotic Antianxiety Antidepressant Hypnotics Hallucinogens Opiates Stimulants Alcohol
Pain is a major symptom in many medical conditions and is one of the most sited reasons why people seek medical assistance (Peterson & Bredow 2009). When pain is poorly managed, it can delay healing and recovery. Using the proper nursing assessment skill is very important to assess a patient’s pain level, and determine the best intervention to reduce or eliminate it. Middle range theory like Pain: a balance between analgesia and side effects and the theory of unpleasant symptoms (TOUS) helps interrupt
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Degie Gelaw American Sentinel University Generalized Anxiety Disorder The sympathetic nervous system stimulates the body’s “fight-or-flight” response by releasing epinephrine and nor-epinephrine when a perceived threat or situation arises resulting in feeling anxious. When a body’s physiological response which is a normal phenomenon becomes exaggerated and is associated with a particular fear or situation, a person feels extremely threatened resulting
Pain is a major symptom in many medical conditions and is one of the most sited reasons why people seek medical assistance (Peterson & Bredow 2009). When pain is poorly managed, it can delay healing and recovery. Using the proper nursing assessment skill is very important to assess a patient’s pain level, and determine the best intervention to reduce or eliminate it. Middle range theory such as Pain: a balance between analgesia and side effects and the theory of unpleasant symptoms (TOUS) helps interpret
however like many other veterans, his military experience has impacted his new civilian life due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. It is paramount that a proper system concerning military veterans of the United States is established for the process of re-acclimating soldiers back to a civilian lifestyle. Within the current system and process that is being used, veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are discharged without the support and guidance they need to efficiently return to the civilian
life, fewer hospitalizations, and decreased mortality (Singh, H., McGregor, Nigro, Higginson, and Larsen, 2014). Synthesis Treatment Modalities Certain patient behaviors such as exercise have significantly positive effects on symptoms and help the heart pump more efficiently. As health care providers, we need to educate patients to avoid sedentary lifestyle and engage in a physical fitness program. Teaching patients about low sodium intake and nutrition is vital. Healthcare professionals need to provide
expectancy of people with HIV and new cases in older people. To manage this increasing population a holistic care is needed. According to World Health Organization (2002) “Palliative care is an approach which improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing life-threatening illness, through the prevention, assessment and
Introduction: Integrating mental health services into the PC setting is believed to: increase the likelihood people in need of mental health services will receive treatment, improve the health of the entire patient, and reduce the overall use of healthcare services resulting in a cost reduction. (Brawer, Martielli, Pye, Manwaring, & Tierney, 2010) These benefits have been of particular interest amongst the veteran population, where the rates of mental illness are increasing steadily. (Seal et al