ENHANCING CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE, CLINICAL NUTRITION, AND SOCIOLOGY

Abstract

Introduction: NCDs are the serious health problem of the world that has become more prevalent, morbid, and expensive in terms of medical costs. The traditional biomedical approaches are usually centered on disease specific solutions and drug treatment, which is not able to adequately address the complexity on the interaction of biological, behavioral, nutritional and social triggers that decide the fate of chronic illnesses. Management of chronic diseases can be improved by the combination of family medicine, clinical nutrition and sociological approaches with the aim of providing an all-embracive, patient-centered and family-based approach.

 Purpose of Work: The provided work is expected to explore the prospects to overcome the situation in the effectiveness of chronic disease management through the introduction of family medicine, clinical nutrition, and sociological methods. It pays special attention to the employment of family-centered care, nutrition interventions, and social supports as room to improve the involvement of the patients, self-management behaviors, clinical outcomes, and the quality of life in general.

Methods: The mixed-methods design was the one embraced which involved structured questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions as well as observational studies. The sample population included patients, family caregivers, family physicians, clinical nutritionists, and other workers in the sphere of healthcare. The quantitative data consisted of disease control, adherence, and patient satisfaction whereas the qualitative data consisted of social, family and experiential aspects of integrated care.

Findings: Family medicine combined with clinical nutrition and sociological perspectives enhanced patient compliance to, self-efficacy and participation in managing chronic illnesses. The level of treatment adherence and lifestyle change were associated with the family support and involvement and the level of disease control and the psychosocial well-being were associated with nutrition based interventions. They were noticed and interviewed that ethical factors, cultural sensitivities, and challenges in implementing the interdisciplinary model of care were raised.

conclusion: the idea of holistic patient-centered management of chronic diseases is a complicated intervention that is achieved through the integration of family medicine, clinical nutrition, and sociological knowledge. These interdisciplinary strategies improve clinical practice, give power to patients and families and develop equitable and sustainable healthcare practices. This paradigm is to be used to address a multifactorial issue of chronic diseases.