Lecture 11 Improving Self-Management in Long Term Conditions

Question 1

Name barriers that get in the way of maintaining a healthy lifestyle

Answer 1

• Motivation
• Importance
• Experiences
• Health beliefs

Question 2

What is the effect of stress on glucose levels

Answer 2

Causes blood glucose to rise due to release or cortisol and epinephrine

Question 3

What is the purpose of functional analysis

Answer 3

Examines the causes and consequences of behavious

Question 4

What is involved in functional analysis

Answer 4

Antecedent influence
Target behaviour
Consequences (immediate, medium, long term)

Question 5

How can well established habits be broken

Answer 5

• Stress reducing techniques
• Online self-help/psychology/mindfulness
• Involve key people in behaviour change
• Friends; family; HCP
• Use prompts – apps, alerts on phone
• Importance (0-10) if important will be motivated to change; if not important then unlikely to change
• Confidence in changing (0-10)