Han et al. (2010) identified that the global prevalence of childhood obesity has significantly increased over the last ten years. Story et al. (2009) note that adolescent obesity as a significant global challenge for health in the 21st century, noting that the prevalence in the United States had ‘quadrupled from 1966 to 2003-2006’. In the…
Physiological Effects Of Obesity – Essay
Measuring body shape can be a rich data about health and the risk of disease. Measuring anthropometry manually could be time-consuming, only a few indexes of shape (e.g. body girths and their ratios) are used regularly in clinical practice or epidemiology, both of which still rely primarily on body mass index (BMI). Three-dimensional (3-D) body…
Lifestyle modification among patients with diabetes mellitus
The study is conducted to evaluate the knowledge regarding lifestyle modification among patients with diabetes mellitus. The discussion in this chapter is based on the findings obtained from the statistical analysis and interpretations in the previous chapter. Paired ‘t’ test is used to test the significant difference between the pre test and post test, chi-square…
Assistant Practitioner Providing Support For A Diabetes Patient
The following paper will reflect on an experience as a trainee assistant practitioner which involved the care and support of a patient with type 1 diabetes. For this reflection I will use Bill as a pseudonym name for my patient as The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2010) states that. “The common law of confidentiality reflects…
Diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot ulcer
Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic multisystem disease related to abnormal insulin production, impaired insulin utilization, or both. Diabetes mellitus is a serious health problem throughout the world and its prevalence is increasing rapidly. The long term complications of diabetes are what make it such a devastating disease (Lewis, S.2009).The findings of this study may have…
Epidemiology Of Childhood Obesity Health And Social Care Essay
This brings me to the Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity. One of the Major health problems that plague the United States is Childhood obesity. Since the 1980 the amounts of children who have been considered obesity have been at an alarming rise and the prevalence among children under the age of 12 has more than doubled….
Managing a Patient Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Managing a patient diagnosed with breast Cancer Fungating Care context- The patient assessment and care planning took place in a care home following the patient’s admission due to decline in health, as she was unable to manage independently at home. In this reflective account of person-centred assessment, I will be comparing and contrasting the resident’s…
Substance Abuse Among Adolescent Students
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood into adulthood, a period of physical, psychological and social maturation. This is a crucial period of life when an individual is no longer a child but not yet an adult. The term adolescent refers to individuals between 10-19 years of age (early…
Causes of Obesity and Strategies for Change
Introduction Generally, obesity is the accumulation of fatty deposits build up inside a person’s body. This occurs when the tissues become excessive fat. Worse, obesity may interfere with and injure organs and eventually cause serious health problems. Being overweight is associated with a higher risk if you have a medical problem such as diabetes and…
How does Smoking effect human lungs- causes cancer and even death
Scientific Research Skills Assignments How does Smoking effect human lungs, causes cancer and even death? Literature Review Smoking stands for intake of tobacco or other related substances either for leisure or in severe cases as an addiction. Smoking is behavior which is reprimandable and highly non acceptable because it not only bring harms to the…