![]() ![]() Seeing the glass as half full, using social and religious supports, and confronting one's situation are seen as more effective strategies. Now I need to decide if I will be able to continue my work daily." Aīlaming someone else and rationalizing one's failure to exercise are not adaptive coping strategies. "My heart attack was no fun, but it showed me up the importance of a good diet and more exercise." It won't be easy, but I will never be alone." "My employer should have paid for a health club membership for me." Which comment by a patient who recently experienced a myocardial infarction indicates use of maladaptive, ineffective coping strategies? TOP: Nursing Process: Outcomes Identification Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrityġ2. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) The distracters are inappropriate outcomes. Increasing independence and resumption of former roles are necessary to change this pattern. The patient with a somatic symptom disorder has typically adopted a sick role in the family, characterized by dependence. Rely on family members to meet personal needs. An appropriate outcome is that the patient will:Īssume roles and functions of other family members.ĭemonstrate performance of former roles and tasks.įocus energy on problems occurring in the family. A patient with a somatic symptom disorder has the nursing diagnosis Interrupted family processes related to patient's disabling symptoms as evidenced by spouse and children assuming roles and tasks that previously belonged to patient. Also, microRNA levels in the blood seemed to play a role and this influences the expression of genes in the cell.11. They were found to be higher than normal. "We made the discovery by examining levels of inflammation in blood samples from patients with FND that mimicked stroke-like symptoms. Patients can also suffer from memory and concentration problems."Ĭhristina van der Feltz-Cornelis, Professor, Department of Health Sciences, University of York People living with the condition can become very distressed and isolated, often losing jobs and social networks through being unable to communicate or being unwell. This is a very difficult condition for people to live with and one which is often overlooked because the medical profession doesn't have the answers. Protein does most of the work in cells and is required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs. The first findings suggest that conversion disorder could be caused by a low grade inflammation process that influences gene expression, which is the process by which the instructions in our DNA are converted into a functional product, such as a protein. This pilot study is the first in a program of research to explore how conversion disorder/FND can be caused, and to develop and evaluate new treatments. Professor Christina van der Feltz-Cornelis from the Department of Health Sciences is leading the Conversion And Neuro-inflammation Disorder Observational (CANDO) study. The condition, also known as functional neurological disorder (FND), causes physical symptoms that would appear neurological but doctors can't find an injury or physical condition to explain them. ![]() It's hoped the study - led by the University of York and Hull York Medical School and supported by Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust - will pave the way for new treatments for Conversion disorder which affects around 800,000 people in the UK alone. Researchers believe they may have discovered a possible cause of a mystery condition that can leave sufferers suddenly unable to walk, talk or see. ![]()
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