Question

For the middle-aged adult, exercise can reduce the risk of various health problems. Choose two at-risk health issues that regular physical exercise and activity can help prevent and manage. Discuss the prevalence of each of these health problems in society today. Describe measures that you would take as a nurse to assist clients with health promotion measures to incorporate exercise and physical activity into their lives. Include the kind of activities you would recommend, the amount of exercise, and the approach you would use to gain cooperation from the client. Support your response with evidence-based literature.

Answer 1

ANSWERS :

1. The two at risk health issues are - High blood pressure, Obesity

2. The prevalence rate of high blood pressure in America is having the highest rate with 103 billion US population, and they are having at a highest risk of getting heart attacks and strokes. The prevalence rate of obesity is tripled between the periods of 1975 and 2016 in the worldwide. In children and adolescents over weight and obesity increased from 4% to 18% to 2016.

3. For the high blood pressure the nurse educate about the importance of including physical activity exercises like daily walking, exercises, asanas, meditation, yoga, etc as a part of daily life to control the high blood pressure

- Salt restriction diet

- Encouraging for intake of healthy and nutritious diet

- Health education about importance of exercises, medications, complications of hypertension, etc

For obesity the nurse educate about diet management and to keep in control the weight.

- Diet restrictions on fatty diet and cholesterol rich foods

- Health promotion activities like exercises like abdominal exercises, to reduce the weight

- Health educations on complications of over weight on heart, etc.