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Running Head: CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) 1
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) 7
Unit Code & Unit Name: ___________________
Student Name: ___________________
Student Identification Number: ___________________
Title of Assignment: SUPPORTED SELF-MANAGEMENT FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Word Count: 2039
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Overview of COPD 3
Main Causes of COPD 3
Brief Pathophysiology of COPD 4
Impact of COPD on Patients and Care Providers 4
Health Promotion for COPD 5
Cultural Safety for COPD 6
Empowerment for COPD 6
Support Self-Management Plan for COPD 6
Conclusion 7
References 8
Introduction
Self-management for chronic diseases has a varied range of meanings. However, fundamentally, it addresses to the varying behaviours that an individual with chronic illness may adopt to enhance their health. It may be said in this context that some of these behaviours are engaged in unconsciously, while there are other behaviours, which may be taught to the patients, and few behaviours that could be enhanced. In this essay, how support self-management programs can be designed to provide to affected patients. The chronic disease that has been chosen for this assignment is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Overview of COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD is an um
ella term, which is used to describe a range of progressive diseases that affect the lungs of the affected people. The range of lung diseases that can be considered COPD includes chronic
onchitis, emphysema, as well as, non-reversible or refractory asthma (Effing et al., 2016). The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease can be identified by proliferating
eathlessness. Other common symptoms for COPD are mucus production, wheezing and cough. COPD is a condition that threatens the lives of the affected. Furthermore, individuals affected with COPD are more likely than others to develop lung cancer are and heart diseases are.
Main Causes of COPD
Fundamentally, if an individual is exposed to lung i
itants for a long-term, it may damage the airways, as well as, the lungs of the individual, which is the reason behind the onset of COPD. According to worldwide health condition surveys, one of the most common lung i
itants is smoking cigarettes. In addition to that, other kinds of tobacco smoke such as pipe or cigar can also affect the lungs of an individual to an extent, which onsets COPD, especially if the individual inhales the smoke. Not only active smoking, but passive smoking also can onset COPD in people.
In addition to that, the cu
ently rising levels of air pollution around the world, dust and chemical fumes from workplaces or the environment also contribute to the onset of COPD (Johnson-Wa
ington, Rees, Gelder, Morgan & Singh, 2016). Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a rare genetic condition, may also cause the onset of COPD. AAT is basically a protein that is made in the liver. People having this condition have low blood levels of AAT, which may lead to COPD in case the individual is exposed to lung i
itants such as smoke.
Individuals that have AAT deficiency and also pick up smoking as a habit can develop COPD in an extremely rapid manner (Jolly et al., 2016). In addition to that, it is rarely possible for individuals that are affected with asthma to develop COPD. According to health condition surveys, individuals having a family history of the disease are comparably more likely to develop COPD in case they pick up smoking as a habit.
Brief Pathophysiology of COPD
There are two fundamental conditions, which COPD consists of, namely, emphysema and chronic
onchitis. People may also develop a combination of these two conditions. As a result of swelling airways or
eathing tubes, as well as, production of mucus in the same, chronic
onchitis can be developed (Jolly et al., 2018). The lungs of individuals affected with this condition remain inflamed and i
itated. The increasing swells, as well as mucus production reduces the size of the airways from the inside, which na
ows the
eathing tubes, ultimately leading to difficult
eathing.
On the other hand, emphysema damages the air sacs that exist within the lungs of the affected. There are walls between air sacs, which go through damage when a person is affected with this condition, which makes the air sacs lose their shape. As a result, the stretchiness of the air sacs is lost, which leads to trapped air inside the lungs. It damages the lungs’ ability to push all the air out of the lungs, which renders them ineffective in terms of emptying efficiently. This causes hyperinflation in the lungs and it is refe
ed to as air trapping.
The presence of already existing air within the lungs contributes to
eathlessness. COPD may also lead to the deterioration of the air sac walls, which results in larger and fewer air sacs, which reduces the ability of the lungs to exchange gases. In addition to that, people that are affected with COPD feel tired at all times due to the extra effort, which is necessary for their bodies to
eathe.
Impact of COPD on Patients and Care Providers
Providing care to a relative that is affected with COPD may influence a varied range of dimensions of the lives of the care providers. The provision of care for people affected with COPD is a demanding task, which may influence the physical health of the care providers considerably. People affected with COPD need constant supervision, which may lead to the physical exhaustion or fatigue in care providers. It is a strenuous experience for the care providers. Due to the trajectory of the disease being...