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Impact of illness on patient and family ll FON ll Important for semester exams. By :- NK SIR

OF ILLNESS ON PATIENT Physical changes from a disease may affect the appearance. These changes can turn a positive self-image into a poor one. Mood disorders such as depression and anxiety are common complaints of people with chronic conditions, but they are extremely treatable. Chronic illness can also influence the ability to work. Morning stiffness, decreased range of motion, and other physical limitations may force to change the work activities and environment. A decreased ability to work may also lead to financial problems. Stress can build and can shape the feelings about life. Prolonged stress can lead to frustration, anger, hopelessness, and, at times, depression. The person with the illness is not only one affected; family members are also influenced by the chronic health problems of a loved one. IMPACT OF ILLNESS OF FAMILY Behavioral and Emotional Changes • People react differently to illness. Individual behavioral and emotional reactions depend on the nature of the illness, the client's attitude toward's it, the reaction of others to it, and the variables of illness behavior. • Severe illness, particularly one that is life threatening, can lead to more extensive emotional and behavioral change, such as anxiety, shock, dental, anger and withdrawal. Impact of Family Roles • When an illness occurs, the roles of client and family may change. Such a change may be subtle and short-term or drastic and long-term. • An individual and family generally adjust more easily to subtle, short-term changes in most cases they know that the role change is only temporary. • Long-term changes, however, require an adjustment process similar to the grief process. The client and family often require specific counseling and guidance to assist them in coping with role changes. Impact on Body Changes • Some illnesses result in changes in physical appearance, and client's and families react differently to these changes. • When changes in body image occur, such as results from a leg amputation, the client generally adjusts in the following phases: Shock, withdrawal, acknowledgment, acceptance and rehabilitation. • Withdrawal is an adaptive coping mechanism that can assist the client in making the adjustments. Impact of Self-concepts • Self-concept is individual's mental image of themselves, including how they view their strengths and weaknesses in all aspects of their personalities. • Self-concepts depend on parts of body image and roles but also include other aspects of the psychological and spiritual self. • Self-concept changes because of illness may no longer meet the expectations of the family, leading to tension or conflict. Impact of Family Dynamics • Family dynamics is the process by which the family functions, makes decisions, give support to individual members, and copes with everyday changes and challenges. • If a parent in a family becomes ill, family activities and decision making often come to a habit as the other family members wait for the illness to pass, or they delay action because they are reluctant to assume the ill person's roles or responsibilities. #nursing #teacher #teaching #learning #learn #foundation #study #B.Sc #gnm #online #course #lecture #Theory #exam #class