The biopsychosocial model describes the concept that biological, psychological, and social factors interact as complex networks that influence one’s health and illness (Suls & Rothman, 2004; Gatchel, 2007). One of the main goals of health psychology is to understand the relationship and interaction between these factors. Health psychologists examine treatment effects on a person’s health by applying interventions that modifies the three factors that comprise the biopsychosocial model (Suls & Rothman, 2004; MacKinnon & Luecken, 2008). Numerous studies and interventions have been designed to improve physical and psychological health based on the biopsychosocial model (cite some of these). Among these interventions, the use of mindfulness-based…
Denison, B. (2004). Touch the pain away: new research on therapeutic touch and persons with fibromyalgia syndrome. Holistic Nursing Practice, 18(3): 142-51.…
Fibromyalgia is a mysterious ailment that influences all facets of its sufferer’s life. It hasn’t been that long ago when those receiving a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia were ridiculed, and the doctors doing the diagnosing were criticized. There was a perception that Fibromyalgia was a ‘waste basket’ diagnosis; given when no other explanation could be provided. It is for those, who remain attached to this perception, to which I write. Do you believe Fibromyalgia is over diagnosed? Do you believe people with this condition exaggerate their pain? Do you think their symptoms/pain is all in their head? Are these people simply hypochondriacs? Do you wonder if their pain is an excuse to obtain prescription narcotics? If so, you are not alone! At present this perception is still shared by many doctors refusing to recognize Fibromyalgia as a genuine ailment worthy of treatment and continued research. My hope is that by the conclusion of this essay you will have a different view of Fibromyalgia. My goal is to provide you with enough information to see this medical mystery from a new perspective.…
Currently, at the orthopedic surgical unit, several fall prevention tactics are put in place. However, it is not being implemented effectively. The unit fall tactics include fall risk assessment tool, using the bed and chair alarms, gait belt, hourly rounding, yellow fall kit, the kit includes a yellow blanket, socks, fall risk bracelet, and a magnet to place at the patient’s door. On 4/10/17 the unit started new safety tactics called the safety huddle at the begin of each shift to increase staff awareness related to patient’s safety issue. Even though these fall prevention tactics are put in place to prevent fall and ensure safe and quality care, patients are still falling because these tactics are not being utilized effectively. The nurses…
Spirituality is an essential component of patient assessment. Healthcare providers must need to know that genuine feelings, then they can truthfully discover and recognize a patient’s spiritual troubles. By knowing the patient spiritual needs, it can make a patient health care understanding more optimistic as it supports them cope with sickness and get good outcome. Not only health care workers should concentrate on providing physical treatments to their patients, they should also deliver a spiritual assessment as well. This can be a lead to a new method of healing which is a further holistic approach. The joint commission recommended the Spiritual assessment programs (2005) which supports workers in expressive…
Mindfulness-based Interventions in the treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder and Substance-use Disorders: An Evidence-Based Practice Paper…
Cited: Engdahl, Sylvia, ed. Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Fibromyalgia. New York: Greenhaven P, 2010. Print.…
Most of American perceives belief in religion as valuable, the issues of belief can be challenging for healthcare care provider when patients want to talk spiritual with them. Many barriers with the spirituality topic report by healthcare provider including lack of time, experience, difficult to notice which patient want to discuss the aspect of spirituality, and addressing the spiritual concern is not their responsibility. As the Joint Commission required spiritual assessment as part of an overall in patient assessment in every healthcare organization. Therefore, spiritual assessment is an essential part of good spiritual care, helping insure the care the patient needs is that the care being provided. The…
God does provides me with strenght and hope. Through the bible his promises provide me with knowledge, strength and hope which is solidified through my prayers. My husband is very knowledgable when it comes to the bible and he can always help me to understand and bring me comfort.…
Fibromyalgia is a disorder in which can be described as complicated, constant pain in regards to overall discomfort and sensitivity to touch happening in various sites of the body. It occurs most in women, however, men and children can still be affected. Fibromyalgia may run in a family history (in genes), and the true cause is unclear. Scientists hypothesize a person’s genes may balance the way their body channels painful stimuli. Symptoms may vary person to person, however one thing is clear, Fibromyalgia is characterized by pain, in which does not go away. As a matter of fact, it may come and go, but it does not leave all together. There is not a laboratory test to detect Fibromyalgia, however patient screening may be important to rule out other health conditions. As well as, there is not a cure for Fibromyalgia, symptoms can be relieved by medications and self-care, but once someone is diagnosed with it, it is a life- long disorder.…
Spiritual assessment tools are essential for evaluating spiritual needs to a patient. The intention is to evaluate patient spiritual and psychological needs. Finding these tools is not an easy task because it is the best way in which patient spiritual needs can be observed. However, spiritual assessment tools are use to collect information that will promote the healing process of the patient. This paper will emphasize on the creation of the tools with five questions and how the questions were utilize a known patient. This paper will also allow me to understand how spiritual assessment can help in meeting patient needs. In order to carry out a significant assessment, there should be a technique and normal way of approaching the patient. That means a respect towards someone who is ready to describe his or her status as either religious or nonreligious.…
The definition of mindfulness that is going to be used for this paper is that “mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we’re sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future. (Greater Good Foundation, 2013) “Although mindfulness originated as a Buddhist meditation practice (Kabat Zinn, 2003 p 145), its secular adaptations have recently received a great deal of interest in Western empirical phycology…
Mindfulness is a state of conscious awareness following from living in the moment (Brown & Ryan, 2003: Kabat-Zinn, 1994), drawing more attention in recent years from researchers as well as practitioners. Reasons behind can be attributed to the beneficial effects mindfulness has on emotion regulation as well as interpersonal and cognitive abilities.…
Sin,J. and Trenoweth,S. (2010) Caring for the Mind in Margereson,C. and Trenoweth,S. (eds.) Developing Holistic Care for LongTerm Conditions Oxon: Routledge…
The Self-Concept is a complicated process of gaining self-awareness. It consists of mental images an individual has of oneself: physical appearance, health, accomplishments, skills, social talents, roles, intellectual traits, and emotional states and more all make up our self-concept.…