Chronic disease is different from acute disease.
The patient needs to partner with the health professionals and responsible for daily management of their conditions.
Chronic disease includes diabetes, asthma, heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Just to name some.
Recently, my mum Diabetes condition is deteriorating and she is unable to manage her health condition. To learn to better taking care of her health, I attended above course.
It is a course that I enrolled her on mid last year and her health condition did improve when she applied what she learnt.
I learn many useful lessons in this course.
For example, we did a simple exercise to test our health condition. After the exercise, if the person is breathless, he has overdone the exercise. Overdo/wrong exercise will cause harm instead of improve health.
People that suffer from fatigue can do suitable exercises and take practical steps to improve their health.
I also learn to better communicate mum’s condition to the health professionals.
The course is very useful for people with chronic conditions and also for their caregivers.
Conducted by National Healthcare Group.
1 session per week for 6 weeks.
Each time 2 - 2.5 hours.
Current course fee is $40. Just to cover the expenses.
Email to cdsmp@nhg.com.sg
A recommended book, titled “Living a healthy life with chronic conditions”.
Have 6 authors. Published by Bull Publishing Company.
It is used as a textbook for the course.
The recommended health websites given are:
www.moh.gov.sg
www.jhc.com.sg
www.hpb.gov.sg
Hope the information will be helpful for people who suffer from chronic disease.
Take charge of your health, rather than suffer unnecessary.
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