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NURS2000: Health Behaviors of Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabete

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In the assignment, brief different articles were included from which one article needs to be selected for critical review. The report includes details of the aim of the article, a brief summary of the research sample, setting and findings. The contribution of the article to the professional knowledge of nursing/Para medicine students is also mentioned in the report. The report includes a detailed evaluation of the research method used in the article and its strengths and limitations. Through the analysis, the psychosocial factors which are related to the chronic diseases are identified. Further, the report includes the details of how the article selected for the analysis can be applied to clinical practice or student paramedics.

NURS2000: Health Behaviors of Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabete

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1Running head: BEHAVIOUR FOR CHRONIC DISEASEBehaviour For Chronic DiseaseName of student:Name of university:Author note:
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BEHAVIOUR FOR CHRONIC DISEASEIntroduction Beatriz et al., (2011) aimed at studying the food security issues as experienced byindividuals with low income and suffering from type 2 diabetes. The research was set thebackdrop of increasing prevalence of diabetes across the world, including Australia, where800,000 individuals live with this chronic condition. The study was a qualitative examinationthat explored the influence of socio-economic disadvantages on diabetes. Data collection wasdone through focus groups and semi-structured interviews. 38 patients took part in theresearch that included both indigenous and nonindigenous groups. Recruitment was donefrom areas in Perth that had high indices of socio-economic disadvantage. Deductive dataanalysis was done from a conceptual framework for indicating the relationship betweendiabetes health outcomes and socioeconomic position. An inductive approach was taken froidentification of new themes. The results indicated that participants had an up-to-the markunderstanding of their respective dietary requirements. Nevertheless, access to food that ishealthy was not realised under all circumstances. In addition, participants indicated highlevels of dependency on others for their diet and meal preparation. Further, they could notaccommodate the price for the healthy food due to a constraint of the budget. The primaryinference drawn was that low-income earners faced food security issues. The present paper aims to undertake a critical review of the chosen article as itcontributes greatly to the best nursing practice of assisting low-income earning patientssuffering from type 2 diabetes for addressing food security issues. Research methods and design The research adopted a qualitative methodology for addressing the research objectiveof understanding the challenges faced by low-income earners suffering from diabetespertaining to their food intake. Focus groups were conducted with 38 patients as the data
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BEHAVIOUR FOR CHRONIC DISEASEcollection method. Thematic analysis was done subsequently. Silverman (2016) point out thatqualitative analysis is beneficial in recording the feelings and behaviours of studyparticipamts. It is a good way of stimulating individual experiences of people. A detailedpicture can be built up about why people behave in a certain manner and what exactly are thechanges faced by them. According to Nieswiadomy and Bailey (2016), though qualitativeresearch has its strnghths, the limitations cannot be overlooked. Since a small group of peopleare studied in such cases, it is not suitable to generalise the findings of the study. It is alsodifficult to make the systematic comparisons in an appropriate manner. Subjectivity leads toprocedural problems in qualitative research and replicability is difficult. Researcher bias isalso an issue. The small size of the study sample is also a concern since small sample sizeinfluences the result’s reliability. Large sample size also leads to lesser standard deviationand more accurate results. As focus groups were conducted in this case, skills of the researcher to extractinformation from the participants might have been a concern. This is crucial since theresearch topic was experiences of the patients pertaining to their socio-economic background.As the same is a sensitive issue, the participants had to be motivated and encouraged to comeup with their feelings and experiences (Glesne, 2015). The thematic analysis also has somelimitations. Comprehensive and in-depth narrative analysis limits the scope of the study. Impact of psychosocial factors The present paper adds to the existing knowledge of the psychosocial issue ofsocioeconomic constraints pertaining to diabetes diet to the extent that it highlights the factsof food security issues. The study has been prominent in bringing into focus the need forhealthcare workers, including nurses to address the socio-economic circumstances in whichthe populations coming from vulnerable background live while caring for their diabetes rated
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