Supporting Independence and Well Being

This report discusses the support provided by healthcare professionals to enable independence in defined client situations. It also explores the factors that affect the well-being of patients. Topics include physical, psychological, and social factors. References to books and journals are provided.

Supporting
Independence and well
being

Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................3
Main Body..................................................................................................................................................3
Discuss the support that can be given by healthcare professionals to enable independence in defined
client situations........................................................................................................................................3
Discuss the factors which affect the wellbeing of patients.......................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................................5
Books and Journals..................................................................................................................................5

Introduction
Supporting independence and well being is one of the major concern for a health care
professionals as well being of people are theprimary motive. The present report includes
discussions about the support whichis given by the healthcare professionals in order to enable the
independence for defined client environment or needs. Apart from this, a discussion about
various factors which have the capability to influence the well being of patients are also included
in this report.
Main Body
Discuss the support that can be given by healthcare professionals to enable independence in
defined client situations.
For every health care professionals it becomes essential to provide support and guidance to their
patients in order to enable independence as per the situation and requirements of clients. It has
been said that a medical staff or healthcare professional have the power to influence the mind of
patient with the help of which they can easily cope up with the situation faced by them in an
effective and appropriate way. Below mentioned are some cases which requires specific
precautions and guidance going to be discussed as follows:
1. An elderly lady is living at home, but is partially sighted.
The first case is about a lady who lives in her home but the medical issue faced by her is that she
is partially sighted. In simple terms partially sighted are the people who are not completely blind
but have very little eye sight which might affect their day to day functions in a negative manner.
In this situation, an healthcare professionals need to give them physical support where they can
provide female healthcare staff which help them in order to perform their daily work in an
effective manner.
2. A lady has just had a C-section and is now back on the ward.
Another case is about a lady who just have a C-section surgery and shifted from operation
theater to the normal ward. In this case, one of the main precaution taken by the medical staff is
that there must not be any sort of infection arise around the body part as it might cause serious
issues to the lady. Another precaution is related to the medicines and they must take care that the

lady must have complete bed rest for some duration as per the seriousness of operation. They
must support her mentally and guide them time to time which develop internal motivation within
the patient.
3. A male soldier is recovering following an amputation.
There is a case where a male soldier face a surgery for amputation and now recovering from the
same. For this, it is required by the medical professionals that first they must provide mental
support to the patient which helps them to fight with the issue and develop their internal strength.
Apart from this, there must be a time table related to the medicines, exercise and sleeping
duration which must be followed by the patient and their family members so they can easily
recover from this as soon as possible.
Discuss the factors which affect the wellbeing of patients.
There are various sort of factors which have their capabilities in order to positively and
negatively affect the well being of patients. These factors needs to be considered by the
healthcare professionals while providing services to the patients so that they feel enhanced and
motivated which increases their health and well-being. It has been identified that there are social,
cultural, economic aswell as physical environment whereindividuals live their lives have a very
significant role on their health aswell as wellbeing. Apart from this, it has also been observed
that genetics & personal behavior ofa person play very strong part in orderto identify health of an
individual. Also a person’s health status is based on where they work, live, play, learn and eat. In
the present context, there are three main categories which have their impact on the well being of
patients which needs to be considered by the higher authorities or health care professionals while
providing services to them.
1. Physical factor:The first and foremost element isthe physical factorwhich basically based
on the quality of life of an individual. It usually includes the lifestyle, attitude, daily activities of
the individual which highly influence the overall health condition and well being of a individual
person. These are the factors which physically have huge impact on the positive and negative
impact on the individuals health.
2. Psychological factor:Anotherfactor which needs to be considered by the healthcare
professionals are psychological factorwhere the mental state of a person get affected. It consist of

the positive relationships with others, personal growth, personal mastery, development,
autonomy, a feeling of purpose and many more. Psychological well-being is attained by
achieving a state of balance affected by both challenging and rewarding life events.
3. Social factor: Another factor is social determinants relatedto the health carewhich
includes the surroundings, well being or condition where we live, learn, eat, play and work. All
these factors highly affect the health conditions ofindividual as well as the whole society. It has
been identified that these are the factors which have the capabilityto take initiative in healthy
attitude which affects the health and wellness of individuals.
Conclusion
After examining the whole information, it has been concluded that it is necessary for the health
care professionals to provide services to their patients as per their situation and requirements. It
has also been identified that there are various other factors which have high influencing power in
order to affect the well-being of large number of patients. These factors need to be considered by
the healthcare professionals while giving treatment to their patients.

References
Books and Journals
Marcotte, J., and et. Al., 2020. Supporting Independence at Home of People with Autism
Spectrum Disorder: Literature Review. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 87(2),
pp.100-116.
Lord, K., and et. Al., 2020. Developing the New Interventions for independence in Dementia
Study (NIDUS) theoretical model for supporting people to live well with dementia at home for
longer: a systematic review of theoretical models and Randomised Controlled Trial evidence.
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 55(1), pp.1-14.
Saarikallio, S.H., and et. Al., 2020. Music Listening for Supporting Adolescents’ Sense of
Agency in Daily Life. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, p.2911.
Hulme, M., and et. Al., 2020. Wellbeing Strategies & Vulnerable Group Support: Case Studies
of Good Practice.
Marques, G., and et. Al., 2020. Internet of Things for Enhanced Living Environments, Health
and Well-Being: Technologies, Architectures and Systems. In Handbook of Wireless Sensor
Networks: Issues and Challenges in Current Scenario's (pp. 616-631). Springer, Cham.