Question

list the phrases used in the elicit/provide/elicit technique?

You are a clinical dietitian with little time. Your client has recently been diagnosed with diverticulosis. Write a counseling script based on the elicit/provide/elicit technique. Make up realistic responses from the client.?

Which 3 of the common counseling mistakes do you think you are most susceptible to? How do you plan to avoid these mistakes?

Answer 1

diverticula are the outpouchings or herniations of thr mucosa and submucosa through the muscle wall. Diverticula disease, as it is commonly unknown, is rare under 30 years of age and is seen more commonly as the age advanves. Multiple diverticula of the volon are very common in westr n societies, probably due to ingestion of low fibre diet but is seen much less frequently in tropical countries and in japan.

Figure 18.41 Diverticulosis coli. The outpouchings on the mesenter communicate with lumen of colon.

Diverticulosis is often asymptomatic and may be detected as an incidental finding at autopsy. However, a proportion of patients developclinical symptoms such as low abdominal pain, distension, constipation, and sometimes intermittent bleeding

Avoid junk food, beverages and masala foods.

Include fibre rich diet.

Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption

Avoid bendings and weight liftings.

Generally we used to forget about side effects of medication and preventive steps in a counselling to patient.

To avoid these mistakes We have to plan the steps in patient counselling process. Soap format and explaining the pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapy in a detailed process to the patient helps to avoid the mistakes.