NURSES

ROLE
INTRODUCTION

 Life style includes the behaviour and activities that make up

your daily life.
 This includes :
• Work you do
• Your leisure activities
• The food you eat and
• Your interaction with family, friends, neighbours, co-workers and
strangers
. Health Problems associated with Lifestyle
Modification
LIFE STYLE MODIFICATIONS AND
ASSOCIATED HEALTH PROBLEMS

 BEHAVIOURAL
 Diet

 Smoking

 Consumption of alcohol

 Drug addiction

 Lack of physical activities

MATERIAL
 Environmental Pollution

PHYSIOLOGICAL
 Stress
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Health Problems related to Lack of Physical Inactivity
 Sedentary activities like sitting, reading, watching television, playing video games
etc.
 Increased use of automobiles and other technologies.
 Effects: lethargy, obesity, pain in bones and muscles

Sitting Watching TV Playing video games

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DIET
 A diet which contains all the required amounts of food and drinks to
supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues and
organs for supporting normal growth and development.
 MODERN DIET
 Modern diet is the main reason why people all over the world are fatter
and sicker than even before.

 Few things that are wrong with the modern diet:

 Sugar intake has increased

 Consumption of soda and fruit juices

 Calorie intake has increased

 People are eating more processed foods

 Egg consumption has gone down

 Usage of processed fats and oils.

ORGANIC VS CONVENTIONAL
FOOD
ORGANIC FOOD CONVENTIONAL FOOD

Natural fertilizers such as manure or Synthetic or chemical fertilisers often

compost are used. containing nitrates are used.

Crop rotation is followed. Genetically modified crops.

Use of traditional methods like tilling , Use of herbicides to kill weeds.

crop rotation to kill weeds.

Give organic feed to animals and there Use of antibiotics , growth hormones
is also usage of herbal treatment live and medications in animal to prevent
stock healthy. diseases and promote growth.
JUNK FOOD
 Junk foods are typically ready to eat convenience foods containing high
levels of saturated fats,salts or sugar and little or no fruit,vegetables or
dietary fibre.

 Junk foods thus have little or no health benefits(empty calories).

 It may contain ingredients considered unhealthy when regularly eaten.

 Junk food leads to short and long term effects like

 Lack of energy

 Poor concentration

 Heart disease

 High cholesterol
KEYS TO HAVE A HEALTHY DIET

 Eat a variety of nutrient rich foods.

 Enjoy plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables.

 Maintain a healthy weight.

 Eat moderate portions.

 Eat regular meals.

 Reduce , don’t eliminate certain foods.

 Balance your food choices over time.

SMOKING
 “SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH”
 The impact of smoking in youth has increased a lot.
 They think as fun and cool among friends.
 Few smoke by saying it’s a great stress reliever and
relaxant.
 The other smoking implements includes:
 Pipes
 Cigars
 Bidi
 Hookahs
 Vaporizers
 Bongs
EFFECTS OF SMOKING
SHORT TERM EFFECTS LONG TERM EFFECTS

Increases heart rate. Loss of appetite

Increases blood pressure Yellowish of teeth

Injures heart and blood vessels Lung cancer

Cough and breathlessness Low sperm count

ALCOHOLISM
 “ALCOHOLISM IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH”
 Many young people struggle with drinking and alcohol has become
a part of young peoples life

 The media creates a lot of images of young people drinking and

promotes drinking as being a fun and popular.

 65% of automobile accidents , violence , suicide and sexual

involvement are due to consumption of alcohol.

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SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF
ALCOHOLISM
 Heavy sweating
 Blurry vision
 Nausea and vomiting
 Slower heart rate
 Slower breathing rate
 Increased blood pressure
 Anxiety
 Restlessness
 Mental confusion
DRUG
ADDICTION
 Drug addiction is a disorder and is now commonly seen in youth and can
cause serious long term consequences including problems with physical and
mental health.

 The present youth are often more experimental and willing to try anything
their friends are doing.

 Drugs are essentially poisons. The amount taken determines the effect.

 Small amount act as stimulants(speeds you up), a greater amount acts

as a
sedative (slows you down),and even large amount can kill.
 Drugs commonly used are:

 Marijuana

 Cocaine

 Heroin

 Opium

 Ecstasy

 LSD
LACK OF PHYSICAL
ACTIVITIES
BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY
 Helps to low the blood pressure.
 Reduce the chance of developing diabetes.
 If you already have diabetes , physical activity can
help you to control
it.
 It helps you to loose weight(if you are over weight).
 Make you feel energetic.
 Helps you to relieve stress.
 Lowers the risk of osteoporosis.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
 Pollution is one of the greatest problem the world is facing today.
 The industrial revolution , technological advancement and modern
transportation have seriously depleted oxygen levels on the earth.
 Hazardous wastes have properties(toxicity , persistence,flammability)
which increases the health affects.
AIR POLLUTION WATER SOIL POLLUTION NOISE
POLLUTION POLLUTION

ASTHMA GASTRICPROBLE CHOLERA DEAFNESS

MS

COPD(CHRONIC HEPATITIS A LIVER AND LACK OF

OBSTRUCTIVE KIDNEY DISEASES CONCENTRATIO
PULMONARY N
DISEASE)

LUNG CANCER LEPTOSPIROSIS MALARIA HEART DISEASES

STRESS
 Modern life is full of hassles , deadlines , frustrations and
demand.
 Work can be a stress place weather it is in office , a factory or
school .
 Too much stress is bad it leads to serious health problems.
 Stress-disrupts nearly every system in our body.
 It will :
 Raise blood pressure,
 Suppress the immune system,
 Increase risk of heart attack,
 Stroke contributing to infertility,
 Speed up the aging process,
 Decrease digestion,
 Sleep problems&depressions.
 Do lifestyle changes improve health?
The evidence for the importance of healthy lifestyles is now
overwhelming.
New research conducted in Iran shows that lifestyle
changes in diet and levels of physical activity improve the
health of entire communities.
Results of the research have appeared in the January issue
of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
 WHO bulletin…
In the research project -- called "A Healthy Heart" --
mass media was used to educate people about healthy
nutrition, food labels, the introduction of half portions in fast
food restaurants and healthy snacks in schools.
To encourage people to undertake physical activity,
the government announced automobile-free days and
built bicycle lanes in cities.
Smoking was banned in the workplace
WHO Department of Chronic Diseases and Health
Promotion reported healthy lifestyle made a difference.
 Dr Tim Armstrong: WHO report…
 Certainly we believe that prevention is the best answer to the problem
We can prevent these diseases by small changes in people's behaviour.

For example,
30 minutes of moderate physical activity each day, that is the equivalent
of a brisk walk, can reduce your risk of a heart attack by up to 50%.

Increasing your fruit and vegetable consumption can reduce your risk of
colon cancer by up to 50%.

So these changes are real, they are achievable.

The WHO Bulletin is available free online at http://www.who.int/bulletin.

www.who.int/topics/chronic_diseases.
 PREVENTIVE MEASURES

 Diet- A balanced healthy diet should be taken avoiding junk foods.

 Smoking- Do not smoke. If you do smoke, stop. If you cannot

stop don’t smoke in the presence of others.
 Alcohol- Do not start, if already started gradually decrease . Limit
alcohol to 2 units a day for men and 1 unit a day for women.
 Drugs- Never think about drugs. If you do so communicate with
the family members. For addiction resistance you may visit at
addiction treatment recovery center.
 Physical activity :
physical activity should be a part of our daily life.
Activities like walking , skipping , running , swimming etc.
 Pollution :
As an individual its every ones responsibility not
to pollute the environment . And keep them clean.
 Stress
 Relaxation time
 Eat healthy diet
 Exercise regularly
 Get plenty of sleep
 Nurses Role in life style modification
The lifestyle choices that people make in relation to areas such as

1. alcohol consumption, diet and smoking have the potential to

seriously affect their health

2.With long-term conditions such as obesity, heart disease and

diabetes mellitus potentially resulting in a suboptimal quality of
life for individuals and incurring significant costs in terms of
healthcare resources.

3. Health promotion and preventing ill health are priorities for

healthcare services.
4.`All nurses have a duty to continuously update
their knowledge and expertise to support patients
undertaking lifestyle behaviour change.
5. Nurse should be caring and preventive
6. Coordination across health care provider team
7. do client and family education
8. Conduct research and do evidence based
practices
9. Encourage clients for yoga, meditation,
10. Maintain body mechanics
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11.Maintenance of ergonomics
12.Periodical health assessment.
13.Prevention from extreme heat and cold
14.Proper use of PPE
15.Maintenance of Records and reports
16.Reinforcement of health information
17. Workplace Surveillance
18.Advice for environmental modification
19.Resource person
20.Excellent educator
CONCLUSION