Client Health Improvement
PlanBy: Haley Hanns
Client OverviewO Gender: FemaleO Age: 46O Education: Associates DegreeO Profession: SalesO Family Situation: Divorced and lives
at home with her youngest child.O Chief Complaints: Fatigue,
tiredness, often struggles to stay awake at her desk during the day.
Overview Of Health History
O Weight: 160 Lb.O Height: 5’4”O Adult Illnesses: NoneO Family Health History:
Hypertension on client’s mother’s side.
O Modes Of Relaxation: Walking the dog, watching TV, and reading.
Research O Sleep deprivation can affect the function of
the brain and body. (Lafortune,M. 2012, August 13. PLOS One.)
O Not getting enough sleep can cause the body to be unable to regenerate things such as brain neurons and muscles. (Siegel, J. M. 2005, May 17. Plos Biology)
O Lack of sleep can increase blood pressure and stress. (Matta, C. 2013. Psych Central)
Target Behavior
Increase hours of sleep
HBM TheoryO High perceived susceptibility: knows that she
is susceptible to high blood pressure and stress if she does not get enough sleep.
O Moderate perceived severity: knows that high blood pressure is dangerous but isn't too concerned about stress.
O Perceived benefits: Will be wide awake and able to function at work.
O Perceived barriers: Changing schedule around in order to get more sleep.
O High self efficacy: Highly confident that she can improve her sleep habits.
Smart GoalO In 4 weeks Client Jay will get an additional 2
hours of sleep each night.O She will rearrange schedule and routine in
order to go to bed earlier.O Tell client Jay about the health risks involved
with sleep deprivation.O Slowly add an extra 30 minutes of sleep
each week to Client Jay’s schedule until she has added on 2 hours of sleep each night.
O Will be charting progress continually over the next four weeks.
Intervention Highlights
OWatching Client Jay’s progress.
ONoticing a positive change of attitude in my client.
ResultsO Client Jay, for the most part, was
successful in adding 2 hours of sleep to her schedule.
O Changing Client Jay’s sleeping habits improved her mood immensely.
O Client Jay stayed on track most days of the week and even though she struggled with reorganizing her schedule she did her best and maintained a positive attitude.
Week
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat
1 + 30 min
+30 min
+30min
+30 min
2 +1 hour
+1hour
+1hour
+1 hour
3 +1.5 hours
+1.5 hours
+1.5 hours
4 +2 hours
+2 hours
+2 hours
+2hours
+2 hours
Personal/Professional Analysis
O I found that you cannot convince someone to change, they have to want to change on their own.
O I also found that using research to help explain a behavior change theory is much easier than explaining it with no background knowledge.
O In addition I learned that I really enjoyed playing the role of a doctor and helping someone to improve their health.
ReferencesO Lafortune, M. (2012, August 13). PLOS one. Retrieved
from http://www.plosone.org/images/logo.png
O Siegel, J. M. (2005, May 17). PLOS Biology. Retrieved from http://www.plso.org
O Matta, C. (2013). Psych Central. Retrieved from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/02/13/8-effects-of-sleep-deprivation-on-your-health/
O L, S. (2008, January 3). The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Brain and Behavior. Retrieved from http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1690