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ENHANCING HEALTH CARE PROVISION

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The relationship between patients and health care providers has been documented as

having an immense, positive, impact on the therapeutic efforts directed at patient recovery.

From our example, J.J applies numerous techniques to ensure he effectively communicates

and connects with his patients. Implying that there are several ways in which physicians can

take an extra step towards quickening or improving their clients’ recovery process. In this

essay, we will evaluate some of these strategies.

The first strategy that helps promote trust between the health care provider and the

client is the use of encouragement. Often the patient feels a lot better knowing that their

condition, whatever it may be, is not what defines them. It is the physicians' responsibility to

consistently assure them that they are not beyond help; their condition is not the end. Having

this constant source of encouragement helps the client view their situation more positively

and hence greatly influences their recovery (Selby & Coniglio, 2020). Many physicians have

taken up this strategy in the recent past and research indicates it has unprecedented benefits

for their patients.

The other strategy that is quickly becoming a norm among physicians in the health

care sector is the practice of going the extra mile. It is not uncommon today to find physicians

taking the initiative to visit, help, or engage in social revelry with their clients outside the

confines of the office. The general idea is to show their genuine concern for the patient’s

well-being as a person, and not just as another sick patient. Clients receiving such attention

have been seen to display better responses to treatments. Psychologists suggest this might be

due to the clients’ acknowledgment that they are not alone. The simple fact that they have

friends and family who deeply care for them enables them to keep fighting to get better. This

"can-do" attitude that results from this revelation is often the difference-maker in a lot of

medical cases (De Smet, Meganck, De Geest, Norman, Truijens & Desmet, 2019).
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Lastly, for patients or clients who are hospitalized health care providers and

physicians always try to make their accommodations as comfortable as possible. By this, I

mean more than the bare minimum is done to best accommodate them. Physicians can

decorate the hospital room to appeal to a particular patient. They can invest in certain stress-

relieving provisions to ensure that the patient is as relaxed as they can be. What this does is

enable the body to focus entirely on combating the client’s ailment without any other

concerns (van der Wal-Huisman, Dons, Smilde, Heineman & van Leeuwen, 2018). The

method is known to improve medical outcomes considerably and as a result, several medical

institutions are adopting it.

In conclusion, it takes a lot more than modern medicine to ensure the recovery of

patients. Physicians all over the world today understand they have to put in the extra effort to

facilitate their client's health improvement. The above-outlined strategies represent just a few

of the many techniques medical professionals like J.J employ daily to ensure their patients

receive the best possible health care on their journey towards recovery.
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References

De Smet, M. M., Meganck, R., De Geest, R., Norman, U. A., Truijens, F., & Desmet, M.

(2019). What “good outcome” means to patients: Understanding recovery and

improvement in psychotherapy for major depression from a mixed-methods

perspective. Journal of counseling psychology.

Selby, E. A., & Coniglio, K. A. (2020). Positive emotion and motivational dynamics in

anorexia nervosa: A positive emotion amplification model (PE-AMP). Psychological

Review.

van der Wal-Huisman, H., Dons, K. S., Smilde, R., Heineman, E., & van Leeuwen, B. L.

(2018). The effect of music on postoperative recovery in older patients: A systematic

review. Journal of geriatric oncology, 9(6), 550-559.