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Many critics admit that medical treatment of stress is ineffective because it only reduces some psychological effects but do not propose long-term solution to cancer patients. Today, treatment typically combines drugs and behavior therapy aimed at the symptoms.. Strategies for cancer patients address their anxiety, problematic relationships, and their need for a predictable routine to obviate some of the need to impose an inner-directed routine on the external one. Strategies are recommended specifically to address needs for acceptance/approval, external control, internal control, appropriate engagement, and encouragement. Coping strategies are the most effective for cancer patients because they allow patients to avoid medication and help to cope with stress. All candidates have some element of pathophysiology to account for their complaints. Yet the stress report may vary greatly — in intensity, frequency, and quality. There are undoubtedly some subtle physical elements that at least partially account for individual differences in stress reports between patients with similar cases. “From a medical perspective, the best treatments offer a physical cure; however, from a psychological perspective, the best treatments maximize a patient’s ability to heal emotionally, socially, intellectually, and spiritually” (Donaghy 6). That is, some patients are more likely to report stress with a lower level of nociceptive input. Such stress-sensitive patients may benefit by a course of pre- or postoperative training in stress-coping skills. Preoperatively, stress-coping skills may be used on patients whose reports seem disproportionate to their injuries, in order to determine how much control they can gain over stress. Coping skills approaches have, to various degrees been shown to be effective in reducing subjective stress sensations (Feldman and Broussard 117). The concept of self-efficacy has been applied to chronic pain. It has been suggested that patients engage in specific types of stress-coping behaviors, such as physical exercise, biofeedback, or hypnosis, to the extent that they believe they can perform these behaviors and that the behaviors will either reduce the stress or improve their functioning. Coping skills training has the additional advantage of confirming that the patient’s stress experience has a physiological basis, while at same time demonstrating that these noxious sensations are controllable through the patients own efforts. Thus, the patient can also can experience an enhanced sense of self-efficacy. Anger and other feelings relating to work are not easily nor quickly modifiable. Cognitive-behavioral intervention, including “refraining” of anger-producing situations, and “brainstorming” new solutions may be of value. Vocational counseling to explore the patients aptitudes and capitalize on strengths, can help the patient
By engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, organizations can give back to their communities, contributing to the maintenance and enhancement of the stakeholders wellbeing. However, before proceeding to the implementation of new projects, it is advisable to carefully analyze the potential costs and benefits associated with them. The goal is to find an optimal solution that would create a balance between practices advantageous to an organization itself and ones contributing to the public good. CSR activities are required to provide benefits to one or several stakeholders of an organization. There are many parties involved in universities decision-making process including students, workforce, and local community, and to identify the area for an intervention it is important to access the most pressing needs of these stakeholders. Recent studies indicate correlations between back pain and mental health problems associated with sedentary lifestyle of university employees (Hanna et al., 2019). Students activity levels are also often unsatisfactory, resulting in higher rates of anxiety and depression (Lim & Kim, 2018). This contributes to the ongoing discussions of the benefits of health-promoting interventions in universities (Almutairi et al., 2018). Al Yamamah University (YU) can concentrate on encouraging the use of bicycles, both on and off campus. There are several objectives that can be achieved as a result of such an intervention. First of all, this would limit the employees’ and students’ sedentary behavior, increasing their activity levels. It may eventually improve the overall wellbeing of the university’s community members and lead to a decrease in health-related complications. Also, increased bicycle use can positively impact the environment by decreasing carbon emissions and minimizing traffic and parking congestion (Wilson et al., 2018). Moreover, it can serve the goal of enhancing the university’s overall image and give recognition by demonstrating its care for the environment and the stakeholders health. Decision-Making Matrix                                                               Score (1-5)  Comment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Activity: Supporting bicycle use
Film is often more than just a form of entertainment. Even when entertainment is the primary objective, the stories told can convey a lot of information about the culture or way of life of a particular specialized group. Because of its ability to convey very deep ideas quickly to a large audience, film is often also used specifically for these purposes. Documentaries are a strong form of this type of employment, but a more entertaining genre is that of the ‘historical fiction’ in which some element of the story contains an element of truth. For example, the 1997 film Titanic is focused upon the historic event of the sinking of a ship famous for its ‘unsinkable’ design and includes numerous historic references. However, the specific story of Jack and Rose is fictional. In much the same way, films such as Rain Man (1988) work to increase awareness of a particular issue. Before this film was produced, few people were aware of the condition called autism and even fewer were aware of the rarer cases of savantism portrayed by one of the film’s main characters, Raymond Babbitt. As the selfish and narcissistic Charlie Babbitt learns more about his brother Raymond, based upon the real-life autistic savant Kim Peek, the audience discovers that these largely non-communicative individuals may have more to offer or more understanding than previously acknowledged. The film opens with Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), who is quickly identified as a slick car salesman who is in the middle of a shady deal to import some Lamborghinis. He is under pressure from the EPA and can’t afford to lose the deal. To protect his interests, he makes a few arrangements with a co-worker and leaves town with his girlfriend Susanna. Just as they’re getting underway, though, Charlie receives news that his father, Sanford Babbitt, has died. Although he hasn’t talked with his father in years, Charlie expects to inherit a great deal of money as his wealthy father’s only child. Upon arriving on his father’s estate, Charlie discovers that his father has left his entire fortune to an unnamed be
India, just like any other country was colonized by the one of the western countries, who perceived themselves as superior when compared to the rest. In ancient times, trade was highly treasured among the powerful countries. This led them to explore and control less powerful empires in order to expand both their political and market boundaries, by colonizing them. However, this was not without resistance. The colonized countries became aware of their rights and begun seeking for their independence. Different countries took different avenues when fighting for independence. India was not an exception since struggled to attain its independence. In its independence struggle, India used non-violent channels to oppose and gain its sovereignty from its colonizer, the British. Among other people in India, Mohandas Karamchard Gandhi believed in what he termed as finding “…another remedy which, though, very simple, is more powerful than rebellion and murder” (Ackerman and Duval 61). Gandhi was motivated by the fact that Russians had previously tried to fight for their independence by assassinating a ruler in vain. However, when Russians decided to declare a general strike without violence, independence was granted by their colonizers. “They had left their jobs and informed the Czar that, unless justice was done, they would not resume the work. What was there even Czar could do against this? ” Gandhi wrote (Ackerman and Duval 61). Gandhi, a 36 years old lawyer, started the struggle by writing various political philosophies to revolutionize the Indians on their rights to independence, while he was studying law in South Africa. To many, “his name is almost synonymous with non-violence” (Parel and Ronald 163). He had also heard other countries who gained their independence through non-violent channels. This motivated Gandhi to enlighten his native people to also do the same. According to his reasoning, the British government existed because the Indian worked in order to pay taxes and serve the colonizers. With the prevailing restrictions in the country, it was easy for Gandhi to incite his countrymen to take arms against the harsh conditions they were being subjected to by their masters. Despite Gandhi writing philosophical works, he “was not a political philosopher in the formal sense. But he was a political philosopher in the Socratic sense” (Parel and Ronald 165). With a religious background, Gandhi saw an opportunity to tap the unity induced by religious groups in the society. There was a close connection between practical and spiritual activity. As such, anything derived through violence will never give justice to the Indians, according to Gandhi. In his first step, Gandhi created a movement which he named it as ‘passive resistance’. This movement was to oppose any form of injustices done to the natives by the British. However, the movement faced the wrath of the colonizers where they were physically assaulted and oppressed so as to renounce their moveme
The popularity of social media has grown substantially over recent years, and so has the number of cases when people undermined their reputations due to inconsiderate online behavior. Sofar, there has been a number of nurses who were fired over social media posts. This paper will discuss the 2018 case of a Texas nurse who revealed information about a patient at her hospital and lost her job. The ethical implications of her actions as well as their connection to the HIPAA and HITECH guidelines will be examined. The Case of Texas Nurse In 2018, a pediatric ICU/ ER nurse at Texas children’s hospital made a post on Facebook about a boy undergoing treatment at her medical facility. He suffered from a disease totally preventable through vaccination – measles. The nurse was an anti-vaxxer herself; however, she lamented about the fact that the boy was having such a “rough” experience (“Texas nurse fired,” 2018). Due to the rarity of the disease, the patient could be easily identifiable, and this breach of confidentiality was the reason for the nurse’s suspension. HIPAA and HITECH Guidelines According to HIPAA and HITECH acts, healthcare organizations can use social media platform for health promotion and direct interaction with patients, which may empower the latter in making decisions and taking care of themselves. However, the respective institutions warn about the possibilities of patients’ rights violations online. The case of a Texas nurse falls under the “Posting of any information that could allow an individual to be identified” category outlined by HIPAA Journal (“HIPAA social media,” 2018). Medical facilities are encouraged to train their staff on ethical use of social media. Conclusion Online platforms can be a powerful tool for the promotion of greater causes, for instance, safe health practices. However, health providers should be cautious when using social media even if to them, it seems that they disclose specific information from the place of concern and compassion. The case of a Texas nurse shows that one post can have major ramifications for a person’s professional life. In alignment with HIPAA and HITECH acts, health workers should abstain from using social media in a way that can be harmful to their patients.
In recent years, there has been a marked increase in diabetes mellitus in all highly developed countries; Saudi Arabia is no exception. The World Health Organization has put Saudi Arabia in 2nd place among other countries in the Middle East and 7th place globally with a population of 7 million citizens who have diabetes and more than 3 million people with pre-diabetes diagnoses (Robert et al., 2017). Thus, it is an alarming health issue with various challenges regarding managing the disease. Further, specific cultural issues in providing self-management education support to patients with type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia will be discussed, which is essential in ensuring a stable and comfortable health status for the kingdom’s citizens. Findings of the different studies claim that the prevalence of diabetes mellitus across the population in Saudi Arabia can be as high as 30%, indicating that a sedentary lifestyle, nutrition issues, and food consumption have a direct relationship with the appearance of the disease that must be appropriately managed by people themselves as it is a disease that should be monitored continuously (Milibari et al., 2020). According to researchers, there are unique cultural barriers in Saudi Arabia that hinder professionals’ ability to provide self-management education to patients with diabetes (Alzubaidi et al., 2015). It is stated that the Saudi culture has peculiarities, such as lack of exercise, reliance on high-calorie goods, and high consumption of fat and sugar (Al Slamah et al., 2020). Therefore, analysts claim that the country must create tailor-made self-management education programs based on cultural, social, and economic features to support patients with type 2 diabetes (Al Slamah et al., 2020). Among other crucial cultural issues that exist in the administration of self-management education support to patients with type 2 diabetes is a majority of physicians (around 80%) being from different cultural backgrounds and other states (Abouammoh et al., 2016). Having such a significant proportion of international doctors, medical organizations face a challenge in providing culturally sensitive and behavioral advice. It is also proved in Saudi Arabia that excellent communication with doctors improves self-management and glycaemic control among patients (Abouammoh et al., 2016). Thus, self-management education should consider both sides, the physician and the patient, to provide relevant, culturally acceptable support to address the disease adequately. Regarding the misconceptions of cultural peculiarities in Saudi Arabia for patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers state that people, especially the female population with the disease, encounter cultural misperceptions about doing exercises or social eating, as well as who should be involved in sports (Al Slamah et al., 2020). It is highlighted that men perceive that tracks in the clubs are made only for them, and females cannot use them to exercise, whic
Consider Your Context The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the subject of the cosmic perspective as envisioned by Neil DeGrasse Tyson in a form of a research-based written paper. The rhetorical modes I will require in this essay will include is argumentative and persuasive, as it is necessary not only to convey various forms of proof but also to present one’s own opinion through a thesis. The expected audience for the essay would be students as well as teachers, both groups consisting of individuals with an academic background. The background information to be provided in the essay would include that of Neil DeGrasse Tyson, to explain why the audience should listen to his opinion, as well as mine, to highlight why my take is worthy of consideration. As this essay is intended for academic audiences, I would require peer-reviewed articles and books to support my claims. My stance on the topic is that the cosmic perspective cannot be embraced by everyone, and waiting to fix the world’s problems so that everyone can embrace them later would be waiting too long. I feel excited about the topic and the assignment, as I am a strong proponent of space exploration and embracing the stars. My viewpoint towards the subject is rooted in the literature I studied before, including history, politics, economics, and human psychology, in relation to cosmic research. The assignment seems reasonably straightforward and can be completed by the deadline or in under a month. It can be completed in due time or earlier by dedicating 1-2 hours a day to it. Narrow Your Focus The definition of the topic is as follows:   * Consideration of how humanity can embrace a cosmic perspective while dealing with various issues and problems that it has as a whole. Narrowing down the topic:   * Is it morally or practically right to dedicate time and considerable resources to learning about space when there are many people hungry, sick, homeless, and being terrorized and killed in the name of God, resources, and politics? Questions to Be Researched   * What is the cosmic perspective of the world?   * When will it be possible for everyone to embrace the cosmic perspective?   * Where are the societal issues most acute at this moment?   * Who is suffering the most because of the injustices of our current system?   * How would it be possible to alleviate all suffering so humanity could focus on exploring space?   * Would it take too much time and effort to achieve it?   * Could it be possible to a
Introduction Community-based Intervention in the context of health is a vital concern often ignored in most organizations and even hospitals, which hold the notion of health promotion. Because of the reason that Community-based interventions (CBI) are funded by public health departments, federal, state, or local governments, and private foundations, CBI lack a healthy lifestyle that has its requirements. The priority in CBI must be to consider the various factors, which are responsible for leading a healthy life free from any impurity. In this context, all that can be done is to hire reformers so that they can take interest in the concept of a ‘community health center’, which is a form of group practice. In other words, CBI relies on teamwork among professionals doctors, and others, which focuses on prevention of illness and promotion of health and works with a community board. Community-Based Intervention The area of study of my health promotion plan is a community-based (or population-based) intervention to initiate research outside traditional clinical settings such as hospitals or clinics. This research is primarily aimed at promoting health or preventive health practices at the community level. Most of these interventions are intended to change behavior, although some may focus on screening for undetected clinical problems. I envision such interventions as those traditionally undertaken by public health departments, ‘community’ offices of hospitals, private health care systems including health maintenance organizations (HMOs), community-based organizations, or even churches. (Derose et al, 1998, p. 4) Community-based research also includes parenting classes run by a community-based setting, radio announcements to discourage smoking, or a program at a senior center that promotes arthritis screening. In recent years, health promotion has modified itself so that it may be easier to make clinical decisions based on patient care and so have come to rely more and more on the best available scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of a given procedure or drug. How might the evidence-based approach be adapted to support decision-making for community-based health interventions? Would such an approach be feasible and helpful? In this report, we seek to answer these questions. Health Promotion Priority The paradigm of evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the highest health promotion authority currently practiced largely by clinical researchers in European nations particularly in England, where EBM has been described as the painstaking, unambiguous, and carefully designed domain which not only utilizes current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients (Sackett et al., 1996) but also proposes five elementary health care research techniques to the paradigm (Sackett and Rosenberg, 1995):  1. Research Evidence –Clinical intervention along with various other health care decisions are based on the notion of best patient-level which is population-based, and according to laboratory evidence.  2. Evidence Setting –Every clinical problem other than habits, procedures, and traditions, de
The bargaining power of major health insurers will grow in the near future. Healthcare investors may see it as a challenge because they will have to negotiate prices with the insurers, but the fact remains: health insurers choose the path of acquisitions for their further business activities. For example, health insurer Anthem decided to sue one of its dealers, Express Scripts Holdings, which is the pharmacy-benefit-management company. This decision demonstrates the new trend in the financial market – the desire to become more powerful and influential. It started during last summer when the above-mentioned Anthem decided to purchase Cigna and Aetna took a similar decision for Humana. If the deals costing almost $90 billion close as planned, it will change the balance of powers in the insurance and healthcare segment of the economy because it will benefit insurers making them more influential and give them an opportunity to have an impact on setting prices within the healthcare system in general. I think that by taking such steps health insurers decided to provide the background for building their welfare in the future. It is not a secret that the bigger the company, the easier it is to operate in the market and the more robust impact on the system it has. For me, it sounds logical to purchase smaller companies and gain more power. Moreover, it is beneficial for both smaller companies and the purchaser because the first may find it difficult to compete while the latter gain a level of additional influence. The only challenge that may arise here is that the continuous process of such purchases will inevitably lead to the establishment of a couple of influential companies in the market that will become too big to fail, so it may have dangerous consequences for the economy as the whole.