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Case 2: Schizophrenia Complicates Care Needs
1. Which mental health research data discussed in this chapter best describe Katherine?
The mental health research data that describe Katherine would be the National Institute on Aging and National Institute for Nursing Research in the late 1990s investigated the efficacy of several interventions for reducing the burden on diverse groups of family caregivers to older while improving the quality of care (Schulz, Bella, Czaja, Gitlin, Wisniewski, & Ory, 2003). Katherine have been diagnose with schizophrenia wish is a lifelong process. Since Katherine is noncompliant with her medication that why she going to keep having some relapses.
2. Do you think Katherine’s mental health diagnosis, coupled with her physical problems, makes her more risk of institutionalization? Why or Why not? Katherine diagnosis can have her to be put in institution since she continues to have relapses when she is noncompliant with her medication. Her son and mental health worker is very concern about her future because with her medical condition is becoming difficult for her and them. Since Katherine is overweight it make it difficult for her to be on her feet and she would need a health care nurse clockwise to assistant her in with her everyday needs. The more Katherine can do for herself it would make her feel less helpless. I under with this type of condition can make family members worry because their love one is unable to think clearly. When someone have multiple personality disorder it can be hard on the family members so, I feel by seeking further help from professionals that are familiar with Katherine condition would be the best thing for her in future.
3. Katherine probably would not qualify for nursing home care as a Medicaid recipient solely because of her physical health. Under what circumstances described in the chapter could Katherine receive nursing home care paid for by Medicaid? Yes, Katherine does qualify for her
1. Which mental health research data discussed in this chapter best describe Katherine?
The mental health research data that describe Katherine would be the National Institute on Aging and National Institute for Nursing Research in the late 1990s investigated the efficacy of several interventions for reducing the burden on diverse groups of family caregivers to older while improving the quality of care (Schulz, Bella, Czaja, Gitlin, Wisniewski, & Ory, 2003). Katherine have been diagnose with schizophrenia wish is a lifelong process. Since Katherine is noncompliant with her medication that why she going to keep having some relapses.
2. Do you think Katherine’s mental health diagnosis, coupled with her physical problems, makes her more risk of institutionalization? Why or Why not? Katherine diagnosis can have her to be put in institution since she continues to have relapses when she is noncompliant with her medication. Her son and mental health worker is very concern about her future because with her medical condition is becoming difficult for her and them. Since Katherine is overweight it make it difficult for her to be on her feet and she would need a health care nurse clockwise to assistant her in with her everyday needs. The more Katherine can do for herself it would make her feel less helpless. I under with this type of condition can make family members worry because their love one is unable to think clearly. When someone have multiple personality disorder it can be hard on the family members so, I feel by seeking further help from professionals that are familiar with Katherine condition would be the best thing for her in future.
3. Katherine probably would not qualify for nursing home care as a Medicaid recipient solely because of her physical health. Under what circumstances described in the chapter could Katherine receive nursing home care paid for by Medicaid? Yes, Katherine does qualify for her