Health Issue Artefact Report: Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Wellness

This report addresses the significance of the health issues related to arthritis and osteoarthritis, highlighting their impact on individuals' lifestyles and overall well-being, including mental and physical health. It emphasizes the need for effective care and treatment, given the rising prevalence of these conditions, especially among adults over 45 and the elderly, contributing to increased rates of knee replacement surgeries. The report identifies factors contributing to the rise of these issues, such as unhealthy diets and lack of exercise. It targets individuals over 50, aiming to promote health and wellness by providing awareness of available treatments and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices. The report also applies the Health Belief Model to understand individual responses to illness and behavior. The report also provides insights into health promotion theories and models, emphasizing the importance of addressing the issue of joint pain and stiffness to enhance the quality of life for those affected.

Artefact
Explain importance of health issue
It is necessary to provide an effective care and treatment. However, in recent times there are many people
who are facing problems related to arthritis and osteoarthritis problems. In this they are suffering from joint
pain, etc. so, they are not able to overcome that issue. Hence, it has highly impacted on their lifestyle and
well being. The osteoarthritis problems is impacting on their mental and physical health. Along with it,
people are not aware that the problems is affecting on their wellness. It is cause of depression. Furthermore,
there are not highly engaged in treating joint pain and with time it is increasing.
This issue is important as it will help in promoting healthy well being. It is found that 1 out of 5
adult above age of 45 in UK is suffering from this issue. Besides, there is rise in knee replacement surgery as
well. it is because people are not involved in maintaining physical health. So, in old age people this issue is
increased from 15 to 21%. There are several factors due to which arthritis and osteoarthritis problems is
rising. It may be unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, etc. thus, it needs to be improved in those people. Thus,
due to all these this health issue needs to be solved in effective way.
Target audience
Here, the target audience is people above age of 50 who are suffering from arthritis and
osteoarthritis problems. So, those old age who are having problems of joint pain, stiffness, etc. besides that,
those whose pain worsen with age. Along with that, people who are in depression due to pain of joint and
stiffness.
Aims and objectives
Healthy living has become an essential need of people. They want to live a healthy life free
from depression and stress. There are many people who are suffering from joint pain and stiffness. So, due
to that they are not able to sleep well and remain in stress. Besides that, they are not able to overcome pain
as they do not know how to do it. also, they take those things lightly which can result in depression. It is
necessary to live healthy life.
So, the objective of this artifact is to promote health and wellness. Many people who are of old
age suffer from joint pain. Furthermore, it will help in promoting well being of individual and motivating
them to become aware about arthritis and osteoarthritis problems. Here, it relate to both things. Health
means physical, mental and social well being and wellness means to improve well being and live healthy
life. It will also make people aware about what type of treatment is available to reduce pain. In addition,
how they can easily maintain physical health by reducing pain in joints.
Success of artifact
This artifact will highly help in fulfilling needs of people. It will make them aware about what
are ways of treating arthritis and osteoarthritis problems. In addition, people will get relief from stress and
depression as their joint pain will reduce. Furthermore, it will change behavior of people to maintain health
and wellness. Also, it will help in taking support of care workers to fulfill needs. It will promote clear
message of living healthy life and improving well being by solving arthritis and osteoarthritis problems.
However, success will depend on how much people wellness is enhanced.
Health promotion theory
There are several health promotion models and theories used. The use depends on how health
is promoted within people. Thus, here health belief model (1966) was proposed by Irwin and is known
as influential model. In this there are 4 elements that are perceived susceptibility, perceived severity,
perceived barriers and perceived cost of intervention. Also, factors which relate to motivation in it are
susceptibility and fear of disease. The model include people response to illness and their behavior.
Along with that, many components such as demographic, self efficacy, health motivation, etc were
included in it. Moreover, model state that health related action is more likely to be seen when action is
view cost effective. Also, outcomes obtains are effective as well.
Besides, by emphasizing on negative factor and eliminate positive motivation results in
promoting healthy behavior. The model focus on individual factor rather than socio economic and
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