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Running head: CHRONIC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SELF MANAGEMENTChronic rheumatoid arthritis self managementName of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
1CHRONIC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SELF MANAGEMENTTable of ContentsIntroduction:...............................................................................................................................................1Case scenario:..............................................................................................................................................1Chronic disease management model:.........................................................................................................1Self management plan:................................................................................................................................1Conclusion:..................................................................................................................................................1References:..................................................................................................................................................1
1CHRONIC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SELF MANAGEMENTIntroduction: The impact of any health condition is daunting on the lifestyle and living condition of thepatient that is suffering through the disease. However, in case of different chronic conditions, thedetrimental; impact on the patient is far more deliberating (Nelson et al., 2014). A chronicdisease condition can be defined as the disease that persists for a long period of time. On a moreelaborative note, it has to be mentioned that any disease condition that has persisted for morethan three months can be called chronic. One of the most characteristic features of a chroniccondition is the fact that a chronic condition cannot be curedand hence the patients will need tolive with the chronic condition for the rest of his or her life (Pergolizzi et al., 2013). It has to be mentioned here that the management of the chronic conditions has beenreported to be a multifaceted issue and there are several challenges that persist in the optimalmanagement and care delivery for a patient suffering with a chronic condition (Zwar et al.,2017). However, the self management strategies have developed as the most effective measure toprovide best possible intervention program to the patients suffering with a particular chronicdisease condition. The concept of self management can be defined as the umbrella term thatintegrates the domains of self care with optimal disease management as well (Merolli, Gray &Martin-Sanchez, 2013). This assignment will attempt to discuss the case of a patient sufferingfrom a chronic condition and attempt to develop a self management plan to address her careneeds effectively. Case scenario: There are a variety of different chronic conditions that can have a deliberating impact onthe living condition of the patient, such as arthritis, asthma, cancer, COPD, diabetes, and a few
1CHRONIC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SELF MANAGEMENTcommunicable diseases such as the hepatitis C and HIV (Bashshur et al., 2014). However, forthis case study we are focusing on the case of a patient who had been suffering from chronicarthritis for past 5 years along with a few related co-morbidities. In order to protect the privacyand confidentiality of the patient, she will be called Emily in the assignment. The patient is a 78year old woman living with her husband in a three story house, south of Melbourne, in asuburban area. She had two daughters; both of them lived abroad for their careers. Along withthat, it has to be mentioned that the patient had been taking insulin for diabetes along withmetformin. The patient had also been taking two oral medications for her hypertension includingclevidipine and lisinopril. Her past medical conditions include hypertension, diabetes and shehad also been admitted to the health care facility for a hyperglycemic attack a year ago and shehad been struggling with weight management as well and had visited a nutritionist in the past aswell. The psychosocial history of the patient reveals the fact that she had been a librarian in alocal school but has retired at the age of 65. Emily had loved her job as she is a readingenthusiast, and she had been very depressed and down after she had to retire. The interview withthe patient revealed the fact that the patient felt extremely bored and listless sitting idle at homeall day and even though her husband enjoyed lounging and watching TV the entire day, Emilyfelt that she did not feel content with lounging all day watching Netflix. Furthermore,psychosocial investigation about the patient revealed the fact that she used to go for strolling tothe nearby park however, recently the pain in her knee has increased considerably and she cannotmove around much anymore without assistance. The patient had stated the fact that she had beenvisiting the facility to get her chronic pain managed and she also admitted that she had not beenable to climb the stairs at all in the past couple weeks and had been woken up from her sleep bythe pain in her knees at nights. Hence, analyzing the subjective and objective data that has been
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