An Introduction to Lifestyle Management working with the person not the condition

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An Introduction to Lifestyle Management-working
with the person not the condition

• Linsay Graham
• Lifestyle Management Service
• Thistle Foundation, Edinburgh
• lgraham_at_thistle .org.uk

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What people want -Non medical needs

• Psychological support
• Assistance with coping with change/ emotional
  impact
• Lifestyle management - moving on with life
• Support to make health behaviour changes
• Advocacy
• Peer support -group based/ individuals/
  volunteers
• Support groups
• Exercise classes
• Relaxation classes
• Walking
• Weight management
• Smoking
• Support for carers

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Thistle Foundation Long Term Conditions
Management Facility

• Facility
• Gym
• Pool
• Café
• Yoga rooms
• Relaxation rooms
• Seminar rooms
• Therapy rooms
• Physiotherapy
• Lifestyle management service
• Non medical needs
• Individual, group services
• Support for maintenance groups
• Peers support training
• Carers

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Principles of Lifestyle Management Recovery and
the Solution Focused Approach

• Adopting a non expert stance, workers focus on
• what the client wants
• evidence of resource, coping, control, confidence
• signs of strength, achievement
• Competency, qualities that might help
• descriptions of clients preferred outcomes
• change

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Lifestyle Management in Practice
Co- Facilitation
Referral/ self referral
Individual meeting - menu
Lifestyle courses
Peer Training
Individual support
Ongoing support groups
Use of facilities
Open access
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Lifestyle Management Courses

• 10 weekly, 3 hour sessions
• Review, change based discussion
• Exercise
• Relaxation
• Discussion topics -
• Lifestyle management philosophy, sleep, stress,
  energy management,
• relaxation, getting active/ goal setting,
• time management/ planning, communication skills,
• mind body connection, preventing, minimising,
  recovering from relapse,
• review and forward planning
• Self efficacy/ outcome expectancy - a predictor
  of health behaviour changes