“John is a 24-year old obese man. He smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day for 4 years and recently quit. He appears in good health but is short of breath and hates when he hears any health care worker say John is short of breath” (Sladyk & Ryan, 2015, p. 102). John is the oldest of his siblings. He has two young sisters who are away at college studying. His mother is in good health but his father has not been in good health due to severe heart attacks. John graduated from college with Certified Public Accountant degree two years ago. He returned home to help his father with farming because of his father’s illness and the farm is located outside of rural town in southern minnesota. John’s plan is to work as an accountant. He has been accepted …show more content…
As John stated that he hates when any health care worker say john is short of breath. The functional problem in this case is reduced physical capacities to perform occupational task. However, An Occupational Therapy Based Health Promotion Program focuses on lifestyle intervention rather than treating with the medications. This program addresses exercise and nutrition for the clients in the community. It also provides social support for people with severe mental illness, for instance they help with providing low cost cooking supplies and budget friendly list of healthy grocery items. In my opinion, this will definitely take away the stress for clients with severe mental illness. In this program, occupational therapy practitioner helps client to lose weight by performing IADL’s and at the same time practitioner promoting wellness. Such as, cooking, grocery shopping, walking, and create healthy habits and routine for the clients. The program has wellness model which help clients to make better choices for their lifestyle. According to Yamkovenko, “The wellness model does not simply focus on physical health such as weight loss, but incorporates eight dimensions—physical, spiritual, social, intellectual, emotional, occupational, environmental, and