Report on Group Responses and Impact of Life Events in Healthcare

This report examines the impact of significant life events, particularly focusing on Parkinson's disease, and how group responses influence the affected individuals' well-being. It analyzes the role of social networks, family, and healthcare professionals in providing support and promoting psychological well-being. The report highlights the importance of psychosocial strategies, palliative care, and tailored treatment plans to manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for those affected. It also discusses the influence of modern technologies, like social media, and governmental policies in improving the patient outcomes and access to care. The report emphasizes the crucial roles of healthcare providers in providing comprehensive care, including medication, and in guiding patients and their families through the challenges associated with such life-altering conditions. The report also mentions the importance of professional help and support for the families of the patients.

SUPPORTING SIGNIFICANT LIFE
EVENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.2 Analyse possible group responses to significant life events..................................................1
1.3 Impact for others in health and social care............................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................3

1.2 Analyse possible group responses to significant life events
Group responses is significant to provide support and complete co-operation in making
the individual, who is suffering from significant life events at ease. This person is in need of
constant help and assistance and for this, friends, family relatives and colleagues come in handy.
Along with, the professionals working in the health and social care sector with members from
self help groups and other support groups also contribute immensely in maintaining their social
networks. This disease affects the nervous system of the affected person who shows reactions
slower when compared with normal ones. Moreover, the motor functions also get impaired
which has adverse effects on the social life of the individual. This external support in the form of
social networks maintaining a balance to validate the dignified life such people deserve who are
impacted from any significant life event.
Furthermore, such groups must be patient since the learning of sequential pattern requires
practice and efforts. Thus, it is imperative for this individual to gain confidence from his family
and friends to perform the tasks in effectual manner. Sometimes Parkinson's patients feel
extreme levels of agitation due to the associated complexities that come with this disease's onset.
However, with proper guidance and tolerance levels, these individuals might survive and lead
normal lives. In recent times, social media has laid astounding impact on their recovery. The
patients take professional help and are in constant touch with their near ones without anybody's
help (Dockx and et.al., 2016). They feel independent and do not seek counselling any more
which is positive in terms of longevity of medication and treatment plans.
1.3 Impact for others in health and social care
The overall impact of others for an individual suffering from significant life event such as
Parkinson is crucial. Their contribution plays important roles in strengthening the individuals to
cope up with the deteriorating conditions via using the psychosocial strategies. They are the
providers for the entire treatment plan and the specific medication to bring improvements.
Palliative care focuses on person centric approaches through taking insights from the
professionals' overviews in minimising the risk taking. It involves qualitative relief measures to
manage the symptoms and triggering point for providing emotional and psychological needs of
the sufferers. The professionals are providing proper guidance to improve the depressive
symptoms and inhibiting the ocular disorders by understanding the requirements and needs of the
patients.
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In regard to the same, there is implementation of systematic order and formulation of
policies to bring balance and stable viewpoint to apply the therapies and encourage direct
communication for bringing improvement in the patients. Government benefits, insurance
coverage, advanced use of technologies and others services are helping the Parkinson affected on
individuals to attain well being. Herein policies also helped in great manner and includes efforts
from organizations that are working to bring uniformity and justice through 21st Century Cures
Act, SSC, UPAC Supported Veteras with PD etc. (Falce, 2017). Henceforth, their impacts are
concrete and significant as well.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Dockx, K. and et.al., 2016. Virtual reality for rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease. Cochrane
Database of Systematic Reviews. (12).
Online
Falce, A., 2017. Public Policy and Parkinson's Disease. [Online]. Available
through:<https://www.michaeljfox.org/foundation/news-detail.php?public-policy-and-
parkinson-disease-highlights-of-the-past-year-and-plans-for-2017>.
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