Assignment task: Mrs Jacobs is a new patient at the Cross Cliff medical centre. She has Parkinson's disease and cardiovascular disease. Upon meeting with the GP Mrs Jacobs says that she would like to increase the self-management of her medical conditions to reduce the burden on family members and the need for professional care.
Question 1: Specify four ways in which the GP might enable Mrs Jacob's to increase her self-management on a day to day basis.
Question 2: Outline the stages which Mrs Jacobs might go through in relation to the management of her medical condition.