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Chronic Illness: Empowering Families in the Journey - Part 1
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2015-48770-24368.
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and to each other through engaging online learning opportunities
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MFLN Intro
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Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT
Today’s Presenter• Medical Family Therapist • Associate Professor in the Couple
and Family Therapy Program, UMN’s Dept. of Family Social Science
• Adjunct professor, UMN’s Dept. of Family Medicine & Community Health
• Associate Director of UMN’s Citizen Professional Center
• Director of the UMN’s Medical Reserve Corps’ Mental Health Disaster-Response Teams
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Learning ObjectivesIn this session we will:
1. Discuss the stressors associated with chronic illness and its impact on health and wellness of individuals and families
2. Explore the ways families influence the health and well-being of each other
3. Learn effective strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration among service providers when working with families struggling with chronic illness
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Research has long shown a powerful and reciprocal link between the health of couples’ relationships and the physical health of those
who inhabit the couple(s).5
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Let’s Discuss…
What are some examples of the link between the health of a couple’s relationship and their individual
physical health?6
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Relationship Health ↔ Physical Health
• Relationship quality affects partners’ health– Immune functioning– Endocrine stress hormones– Development and course of chronic illnesses
• Physical health affects relationship quality– Partner match vs. mismatch in health status– Illness “in the way” of the couple– Caregiver stress and burden
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Chronic Pain in Relational Context(s)
• Chronic pain is significantly associated with– Poor relationship satisfaction– Poor dyadic adjustment – Both partners’ development of:
o depressive symptomso anxiety symptoms
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Chronic Pain, cont.
• Spousal involvement through facilitative communication, responsiveness, and support is strongly associated with– Decreased intensity of pain– Less depressive symptoms– Increased relationship satisfaction
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Connecting the Dots• Biopsychosocial lens(es)• Biopsychosocial/spiritual lens(es)• Medicine Wheel lens(es)• Collaborative Family Health Care• Integrated Family Health Care• Patient-centered Medical Home model(s)• Family-centered Medical Home model(s)• Community-oriented Primary Care• Community-based Participatory Research
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Connecting the Dots, cont.• Individual Health (1)• Couple / Dyadic Health (1+1=2)• Family Health (1+1+1….)• Community / Public Health (1+1+1+10000s)
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Connecting the Dots, cont.
• Collaborative / Integrated Health Care– Primary Care– Mental Health Care– Co-located Care– Coordinated Care– Shared Care– Integrated Behavioral Health– Patient/Family-centered…
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Health (and Healthcare) is a Systemic Phenomenon
Biological- e.g., muscular, neurological, cardiovascular
Psychological- e.g., emotions, mood, personality
Behavioral- e.g., personal conduct, reactivity
Dyadic/Family- e.g., interactional, comm patterns, boundaries
Social- e.g., friends, faith communities, school, work
Ethnic/Cultural- e.g., heritage, socioeconomic status
Ecological- e.g., government, healthcare system, environmental13
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Psychological
Social
Ethnic/Cultural
Biological
Behavioral
Dyadic / Family
Ecological
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PsychologicalPerceptualCognitive
MoodEmotionsMastery
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Health and Resiliency in Individuals• Perceptions
– Stress Theory / Perceptions > Stressors or Resources• Cognitions
– Attribution Styles / Automatic personal “tapes”– Narrative Styles / Use of History Present/Future
• Mood– Depression / Anxiety / Anger
• Behaviors– Physical, Medication, Do’s and Don’ts
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Individuals, cont.• Mastery vs. Fatalism
– Mastery can be empowering or destabilizing– Fatalism can facilitate appropriate acceptance or
circumvent personal efficacy
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Individuals, cont.
• The person we are with 24 hours per day is the person primarily responsible for our health
• The way(s) that we perceive something defines how it affects us
• Personal (cognitive) “tapes” and attribution styles define our context(s)
• Moods and Emotions can empower or immobilize us• High mastery-orientation can be a blessing or a
curse, depending on its focus and relative flexibility
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But most of us reside in couple-or family- relationships…
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Dyadic / FamilyCommunication Patterns
Interaction PatternsPower Structure
SubsystemsInterpersonal Boundaries
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The Couple/Family System is in the middle of the
Biopsychsocial Continuum
(It connects Individuals to larger Social Systems)
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Health and Resiliency in Couple/Family Systems
• Communication Patterns• Interaction Patterns• Power Structure• Subsystems• Interpersonal Boundaries
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Communication• Communicating all the time vs. only when there is a
problem• Communicating regarding what is GOOD vs. what is
bad• Healthy communication makes us vulnerable, but all
growth involves risk• “This is what I need” vs. “This is what you should do”• “This is how I feel” vs. “This is how you feel” or “This
is what you are doing wrong”
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Communication, cont.• Listening vs. waiting for the other to stop talking• Reflecting vs. “Yeah, but…” or minimizing• Focusing on behavior vs. character• Win/Win vs. Compromise vs. Win/Lose• Being Assertive vs. Being Aggressive• Honesty vs. Niceties (e.g., “nothing,” “fine”)• Dyadic communication vs. triangulation• Time outs and cool-offs vs. marathon finishes
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Couple/Families
• Interaction Patterns– Relationship “dances”– Balancing Unconditional vs. Conditional Love
• Power Structure– Rigid vs. Chaotic
• Interpersonal Boundaries– Disengaged vs. Enmeshed– Changes over time as developmentally
appropriate
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Couples/Families, cont.
• Most people reside in families, and members’ lives are interwoven
• The family’s main function is to protect the safety of its members
• Health-related behaviors are learned in the family• Families carry on cultural rituals• Much of life’s stress is family-related• Better outcomes occur when family members co-
own issues of illness and health
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Let’s Discuss…
Share your experiences and insights
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SocialFriends
Community GroupsHealthcare TeamsFaith Communities
School / Work
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Social Systems• Friends
– Peer support is invaluable and cannot be replaced by family support
• Support Groups– Esoteric empathy and empowerment
• Community Groups– Support groups + outward mission
• Faith Communities / School / Work– Can offer sense of purpose and meaning
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SocialFriends
Community GroupsHealthcare TeamsFaith Communities
School / Work
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Healthcare TeamsCoordinated treatment by medical and behavioral health providers in the care of individual patients/clients and their families
Effective multidisciplinary collaboration encompasses non-hierarchical working relationships between providers
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Healthcare Teams, cont.• A practice team tailored to the needs of each
patient/family– with a shared population and mission– using a systemic clinical approach(es)– supported by a community that expects behavioral
and primary care integration as “standard” care– supported by office practices, leadership, and
business models– with continuous quality improvement efforts (and
responsive practice refinements)
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Healthcare Teams, cont.• Team Membership (or accessible collaborators)
– Primary care physicians (and physician extenders)– Nurses, Nurse Practitioners– Educator (diabetes, dietitian, etc.)– Pharmacist– Behavioral Health (LMFT, LP, LICSW, LADC, etc.)– Psychiatrist– Patient Advocate– Care Coordinator– Others (by clinic, population, specialty)
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Healthcare Teams, cont.
• Work to understand patients’/families’ worlds• Find out about personhoods first, “issues” later• Listen (vs only talking, problem-solving, or
directing); maintain an empathic presence• Endeavor to see the world through your
patients’/families’ eyes• Embrace your patients’/families’ lived-experience
and wisdom…
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Embracing Patients’ & Families’ Wisdom
• Where’s “the line” between being supportive and being a nag?
• How can partners not burn-out from supporting a spouse whose pain is chronic and whose complaints are never-ending?
• How can someone with a terminal illness share his/her feelings about dying without alarming or upsetting his/her partner?
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Embracing Wisdom, cont.
• How can someone share their feelings about his/her partners’ dying without alarming or upsetting the partner?
• How do we help couples handle the sometimes intrusive role of health professionals in their lives?
• How can a couple get support for their relationship when family and friends do not know what to say or do to be helpful?
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Healthcare Teams, cont.
• Don’t be afraid to be emotionally honest and vivid• Include patients/families as members of your team
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Let’s Discuss…
What are other strategies for working with families struggling
with chronic illness?
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Case Study
Family Structure:
Eve is a 40 year old mother of two (Thomas-5 y/o; Jenna-7 y/o) who has served 3 tours of duty oversees. She has a husband who is retired Air Force and served in combat.
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Chronic Illness Struggles:
Eve has been diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, an auto-immune disease causing severe inflammation due to the body’s immune system attacking healthy tissues instead of only bacteria and viruses. Symptoms that she experiences include: severe fatigue, gastrointestinal (GI) issues, skin rash, hair loss, joint pain, swelling and inflammation. Eve is on a medication regimen that assists in alleviating some of the pain and discomfort but struggles with not knowing how bad she will feel each day. Eve has started a gluten free diet as her doctor relayed she has a gluten intolerance and also that gluten can worsen inflammation experienced.
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Impact on Family:
Eve loves her family and wants to be very involved in her children’s lives. She often feels guilty for not feeling well and being able to keep up with 2 small children. She feels as though she is not participating as fully in her marriage and family’s day to day routines.
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Questions to Consider
oWhat are the strengths of this family?
oWhat seems to be the common stressors experienced by this family?
oHow can we as service professionals empower this family? In what ways?
oWhat tools/resources would be beneficial to share with this family?
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2015-48770-24368.
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Image Citations• Slide 3, Image: Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D. Photo Credit:
Tai J. Mendenhall
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