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Research proposal to determine effects of self-care program (Orem's nursing model) on length of hospitalization for diabetes patients.

ABSTRACT Normal physiological control and good health are considered as essential in altering the progression of diabetes. Thus, the developm... more

ABSTRACT Normal physiological control and good health are considered as essential in altering the progression of diabetes. Thus, the development in diabetic patients of effective selfcare behavior is required, if the progression of the disease is to be controlled outside of an hospital environment. The development of effective selfcare behavior in diabetic patients requires both education and support. The answers to two questions will be sought through the conduct of the proposed study. These two questions are as follows: 1. Does the development through the framework of Orem's selfcare nursing model of selfcare behaviors in diabetic

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Examines disease from nursing perspective: assessment, diagnosis, interventions, patient risks. Outline.

DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE II: NURSING ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT Outline I. Introduction. A. Character of diabetes mellitus. B. Potential effects of Ty... more

DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE II: NURSING ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT Outline I. Introduction. A. Character of diabetes mellitus. B. Potential effects of Type II diabetes mellitus. C. Material to be covered in this examination. II. Assessment. A. Insulin functioning. B. Complications. C. Hypoglycemia. D. Foot examination. E. Psychosocial stressors. F. Plasma glucose. III. Diagnosi

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Definition, cause, prevalence, treatment & care, medical costs, focusing on adult patients.

TYPE II DIABETES Abstract This research paper provides information regarding the health topic of type II diabetes (NIDDM) from a bio-psycho-social a... more

TYPE II DIABETES Abstract This research paper provides information regarding the health topic of type II diabetes (NIDDM) from a bio-psycho-social approach. Definition, etiology, prevalence, costs and care, and policies are included in the discussion. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by a lack of insulin secretion and/or increased cellular resistance to insulin, resulting in hyperglycemia and metabolic problems. Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM; type II diabetes) is found in adults 45 years or older. Risk factors for NIDDM include a diabetic family history, obesity, race, age 45 years plus, previous IGT, hypertension or hyperlipidemia, and women with a history of GDM or delivery of infants over nine pounds. It has been estimated that total

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Health problems of a 71-year old white female. Suffering from Type 2 Diabetes, hypertension, hypelipidemia. Patient description and history. Symptoms. Results of physical exam and tests. Course of Diabetes 2; critical factors. Physician's instructions for exercise and dietary changes due to patient's illness, and obesity. Need for patient compliance with lifestyle changes.

Case Study Introduction The following will present a case study, involving a patient suffering from Type II Diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemi... more

Case Study Introduction The following will present a case study, involving a patient suffering from Type II Diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Patient description and history, pertinent examination, and course of the illness and health problems will be discussed. Patient Description and History The patient for this case study is a seventy-one year-old white female. The patient is married and living with her husband. She has five grown children, and five grandchildren, and her parents are deceased. There is no family history of diabetes. The patient is currently unemployed due to her inability to stand, which was required in her previous work situation as a bank teller.

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Discusses research studies relating to the disease in young adults. Effects of the disease on this population. Types of interventions and lifestyle changes and behavior needed to improve health status and quality of life. Smoking behavior. Diabetes education programs. Self-management, behavioral strategies. Nursing and other care interventions.

Literature Review The population under investigation in this research project consists of young adults, ages 18 to 25, who have been diagnosed as hav... more

Literature Review The population under investigation in this research project consists of young adults, ages 18 to 25, who have been diagnosed as having Type 1 Diabetes mellitus. Numerous studies in the literature of either an empirical or qualitative nature addressed issues related to the effects of the disease on this population and the types of interventions or lifestyle changes and behaviors that are known to facilitate health status improvements and quality of life maximization. This section of the study will examine those findings. A study conducted by MacFarlane, Grove, and Wallymahmed (2001) examined changed in the prevalence of smoking in young adult diabetic patients between 1990 and 1999. Direct questioning as well as the urinary continine:creatinine ratio were used to assess the

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Factors involved in narrowing of peripheral blood vessels in diabetics. Arteriosclerosis as the most common problem; inflammatory process and adhesion molecules. Formation of plaques. Increased rigidity in peripheral arteries of diabetics; higher level of free radicals from oxygen and vasoconstriction. Neurological component.

Several factors are involved in the narrowing of peripheral blood vessels in diabetics. The most common problem results from atherosclerosis. Athero... more

Several factors are involved in the narrowing of peripheral blood vessels in diabetics. The most common problem results from atherosclerosis. Atherogenesis begins with the initiation of a lesion in the vessel wall (Ouriel, 2001). In the ensuing inflammatory process, mononuclear leucocytes are attracted to the intimal layer of the vessel wall. Adhesion molecules known as selectins are involved in the transient deposition of leucocytes on the endothelium. P-selectin is expressed by endothelial cells overlying the atheromatous lesion, and a second group of adhesion molecules which result in a more permanent adhesion of the leucocytes to the endothelium include immunoglobulins. This second set of adhesion molecules includes vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), which is found on endothelial cells and binds monocytes and lymphocytes to the lesion. Once leucocytes are b

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Looks at the use of sildenafil (viagra) to improve flow-mediated dilatation in the brachial artery and its effects on endothelial cell function. This function is impaired in type 2 diabetics.

The present study describes the effects of sildenafil viagra onbrachial artery flow-mediated dilatation in people with type diabetes Desouza Parulkar ... more

The present study describes the effects of sildenafil viagra onbrachial artery flow-mediated dilatation in people with type diabetes Desouza Parulkar Lumpkin Akers and Fonseca It waswritten by researchers at the Tulane University Health Sciences Center inNew Orleans Louisiana and was supported in part by a gift from Pfizer and in part by the Tullis-Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes and the John C Cudd Fund which supports diabetes research at the university Fonseca issupported in part by a grant-in-aid from the American Heart

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Describes current research linking obesity to Type II diabetes in children and adults. Risks faced by pre-diabetic people. Assessing pre-diabetes. Relationship to diet and excess weight in Type II diabetes.

Obesity and Diabetes A Possible Link Researchers have long suspected and are now confirming that there isa direct cause-and-effect association between... more

Obesity and Diabetes A Possible Link Researchers have long suspected and are now confirming that there isa direct cause-and-effect association between obesity and Type II diabetes Obesity and Type II It is the purpose of this review ofliterature to identify current research supporting this association The importance of the association was underscored by Splete who asserted that millions of Americans are now considered candidates forscreening with fasting plasma glucose or oral glucose tolerance tests andthat the Department of Health and Human Services

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Discusses two articles on nursing care including a summary, evaluation, description and critique of each. Articles are on home care for children with Type 1 diabetes, and a randomized trial of 2 types of nurse-assisted home care for COPD patients.

Kirk J Thomas E January Home care for children and adolescents with type diabetes Is it feasible Journal of Diabetes Nursing Based on the authors' com... more

Kirk J Thomas E January Home care for children and adolescents with type diabetes Is it feasible Journal of Diabetes Nursing Based on the authors' combined years at Birmingham England Children's Hospital this article argues that children diagnosed early withtype diabetes may be best cared for as patients by a combination of at-home caregivers and outpatient institutional care despite the tradition ofadmitting them as inpatients to stabilize metabolism and despite argumentsthat home nursing should mean that nurses administer all interventions e g

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A report on maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD), a form of diabetes caused by a mutation in the maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA. Describes the cause of the disease, screening techniques, and implications for treatment and future research.

Mitochondrial Gene Defects in Maternally Inherited DiabetesIntroductionDiabetes continues to be one of the most common and troubling diseasesthroughou... more

Mitochondrial Gene Defects in Maternally Inherited DiabetesIntroductionDiabetes continues to be one of the most common and troubling diseasesthroughout the United States and the rest of the industrialized world Cases reach across demographic lines but increasingly there are ways tomitigate the pain and suffering caused by diabetes One type of diabetesthat may be predicted and therefore mitigated is maternally inheriteddiabetes and deafness MIDD Basu and Nandt MIDD is caused by asingle base substitution in mitochondrial DNA mtDNA Hofmann and Bauer Both by interviewing