Sample Essay On Healthcare Trends

The current trends in healthcare are evolving and bringing about new advancements in the

field of healthcare. The changes are making healthcare better day by day. Innovation in the new technologies and widening horizons of knowledge are bringing about vast improvements. According to an article in an e-newsletter the major trends that will be seen in the upcoming year in the field of healthcare are : further increase in the electronic records, more attention to be paid towards the care of the chronically ills, more and more healthcare coaches to be employed by the people and employees to be paid incentives for showing a healthy behavior (Adamopoulos, 2014)
In this article we will talk about management of the chronically ill patient. Nowadays a large number of people are suffering from chronic diseases. It has almost become certain that after a particular age in the middle life everyone suffers from some or the other form of chronic illness. Some get bed ridden and some lucky ones do not. But the ones ho do get bed ridden should not become a burden to the family and the society. They need to ;\learn how to take care of themselves so that they can live a better and a safer life with a happy family environment. The more these patients are dependent on others for their care, the more they have to bear the loneliness, isolation and helplessness. The chronically ill patients need to know about self care. They should be taught how to live a life without being dependent on others. They need to know regarding the self management support. According to some researchers there are three steps that these patients must be thorough about. They are: management of their Illness on their own, which is, they should know regarding the medications, nursing techniques, the extent of their disease, medications to be taken and the timing of the medications and proper care of the disease. Secondly they should be able to carry out their day to day activities, this may be difficult for some patients, but they should try doing the same. This will boost up their confidence level. They will not feel helpless or a burden on others or their near ones. This will give them an emotional stability. Lastly they should know how to manage the emotional impact of the disease. In chronic illness mostly it is not the disease that hampers the patient. But it is the emotional distress that breaks him down. The patient undergoes through lots of trauma and mental agony that makes his life hell (Improvingchroniccare.org, 2015).
In other words, it is the patient himself who needs to take of his own. No one else can nurse him better than he can. He needs to be stronger and calmer towards his disease. He needs to build a stronger morale to tackle his illness. Everyone else can be a part of his illness, but no one else can experience it the way he does. It is only him who can help himself. If he is self dependent then he would never become a burden to others. He will receive the love and respect he deserves from the society and this near ones. The stronger he is, the better it is for him. Not just emotionally, but this positive attitude will help him combat his disease in a better manner too.

References

Adamopoulos, H. (2014). 8 Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2014. Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved from http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/strategic-planning/8-healthcare-trends-to-watch-in-2014.html
Improvingchroniccare.org,. (2015). 7: Self-Management Support :: Improving Chronic Illness Care. Retrieved 28 February 2015, from http://www.improvingchroniccare.org/index.php?p=7:_Self-Management_Support&s=369