Question

Discuss in detail the 'benefits' and 'risks' of patient engagement in improving health outcomes.

Focus on a particular health issue such as, but not limited to: diabetes, arthritis, substance use disorder, anxiety, COPD etc.

Support your thesis with evidence from the literature

Answer 1

Answer: Generally people who smoke are more prone to the lungs disease i.e. respiratory system diseases. Due to the excessive smoking the cells and the tissues of the lungs get damaged and hence causes difficulty in breathing. But if the patient wants to quit the smoking after regular smoking then he has to suffer more from the side effects such as mood swings, cravings for the cigarette as well as becomes more prone to many infection.

If we take another example, people drinking alcohol are at high risk of the liver disease that is the most common. They have fatty liver or liver damaged. The cause of the hepatitis could be the excessive alcohol consumption.

But if patient starts following the instructions and try hard to leave these things, then he can live healthy life afterwards.