Care provision in Long Term Conditions
Project description
Essay of 2000 words responding to the learning outcomes answering the assessment question: ( 35 or more sources/refs, 10-12 years old, recent study)
‘Discuss the impact of living with a long term condition upon an individual their families and carers’ – What care and support would be required in order to promote their capability of self care?

choose one long term condition of your choice from the list that follows – Diabetes, cancer (breast or others), COPD, Asthma, Arthritis, heart disease, renal disease, Hiv.

You can make up a fiction (adult) person with LTC outlining history etc to include in essay, link them in with the problems faced.

Marking scheme/ learning outcomes will be added as an attachment
all 5 are important to include!

Consider: physical, psychological, social impacts

Consider: self management interventions

Consider: Definition of long term condition and self-care/management all empowerment and enablement programmes/ models/ theories to enhance self care.
Holistc needs assessment , individulised care planning.
Expert patient programme. Education
communication stratergies in the management of people with long term condition.
Include – department of health, nhs, who, nice etc.
Websites:
http://www.euromedinfo.eu/impact-of-illness-on-the-family.html/

http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/96468/E91878.pdf

http://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Investing%20in%20emotional%20and%20psychological%20wellbeing%20for%20patients%20with%20long-tern%20conditions%2018%20April%20final%20for%20website.pdf

Will add more when Long term condition has been chosen.
Please no plagiarism or direct quotes unless necessary.