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Outcomes Report 2013 - 2014

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

1. Positive Change

2. Your Path Our Path – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culturally tailored version

Health and Wellbeing Group ProgramsGreater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local (GMSBML) offers five free health and wellbeing group programs for patients in the community across the Greater Metro South Brisbane region. There are three Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs and two Healthy Lifestyle Programs available.

Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs

1. Better Health for Life (BHFL)

2. Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP)

3. Pain Self-Management Program (PSMP)

Above: Pain Self-Management Program, November 2014, Wynnum.

GMSBML’s chronic disease group programs are developed by the Stanford Patient Education Research Center, part of the Department of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA. Whilst participating in the group programs, participants receive 6–10 weeks of support for behaviour change, in addition to being connected with other services available in the local community. GMSBML’s healthy lifestyle programs have been adapted from Lighten Up and Living Strong programs developed by Queensland Health.

Testimonials

• I have found your program to be life changing and I’m feeling great within myself. Thank you.

• I have been able to look at my problems with a different view. I did not realise how much I could do to help myself until I was shown.

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Right: Daphne Hartland, past participant of CDSMP (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program)

celebrates her 100th birthday, proving a healthy lifestyle and self-management works.

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All of the programs are designed to help people gain self-confidence in their ability to control their symptoms, better manage their health problems and lead fuller lives.

Health of QueenslandersRecent statistics in Queensland showed that in 2011 – 2012 non-communicable diseases accounted for 83% of hospitalisations with an estimated cost of $12,645 million (State of Queensland, Queensland Health, 2014).

By teaching people to better self-manage their condition/s and lead a healthier lifestyle this will help to lessen the burden on the hospital system with preventable hospital admissions.

The health of Queenslanders 2014 report also highlighted that two in three adults in Queensland are either overweight or obese (Queensland Health 2014).

Offering Healthy Lifestyle Programs in the community aims to educate people to maintain a healthy weight, follow the Australian Physical Activity Guidelines and manage obstacles that prevent us from reaching our goals. If this is achievable, participants may find that they can prevent or delay the onset of chronic diseases.

A full report is available at www.health.qld.gov.au/publications/research-reports/reports/cho-report/cho-full-report.pdf

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Other conditions included – Heart disease, mental health, asthma, COPD, kidney disease and cancer.

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80% completion rate

Geographical locations covered: Beaudesert, Beenleigh, Browns Plains,

Capalaba, Carindale, Cleveland, Jimboomba, Logan Central, Loganholme, Macleay Island

and Wynnum

delivered to 352 participants

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The most prevalent conditions identified by our participants included;

24% diabetes

19% arthritis

17% pain

36 programs

Testimonials from our Chronic Disease Self-Management programs• After completion of the program I have more confidence in myself and my ability. I have

learnt to accept my condition and that I can do something about it!

• I was sort of in denial when I first started and couldn’t understand why my blood sugar level was always so high. You taught me a whole new way of living.

• I found it extremely informative. The staff were excellent. I felt that not only were they friendly but very good. I have learnt a lot from them.

• I have had type 1 diabetes for over 60 years and your talk on healthy eating has achieved wonders as I now eat vegetables and have cut down on my meat intake which dietitians have never been able to convince me of doing.

Chronic Disease Self-Management ProgramsParticipants (169) that completed the chronic disease group programs were asked to complete a short survey during their first session and their last session to monitor improvements. There have been great results, showing reduced pain experienced and their condition having a reduced impact on their social activities.

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In general would you say your health is: Please describe your pain in the past two weeks.

Please describe how much of an impact your condition has on your social activities:

During the past week, or even if it was not a typical week for you, how much total time (for the entire

week) did you spend exercising?

increase self-reported health status to GOOD

increase in the amount of people exercising for three hours or more per week upon completion of the programs.

improvement in the amount of sedentary people now engaging in some form of physical activity since attending a program. This group of people is often the most difficult to engage and the most important as evidence suggests those who are sedentary and have now decided to become more physically active have a greater rate of risk reduction.

decrease in the amount of people experiencing significant pain

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10% 13%

6% 8%

Positive ChangeParticipants are asked to complete a short survey during their first and last session to monitor improvements. There have been great results, showing positive changes in their lifestyle and eating habits.

Over the six Positive Change programs delivered between July 2013 and December 2014, 40 people completed the program, with a total of;

Your Path Our PathThe Your Path Our Path program is a combination of self-management and healthy lifestyle principles delivered over a 10 week flexible timetable. Information is delivered in a yarning type environment encouraging participants to share their story, experiences and issues faced along their journey.

TestimonialMost of this stuff we talk about, I have already heard many times before. But explaining it more and relating it back to the way we live, and giving me the choice on how to best self manage, gives me power to look after myself and family.

Testimonials• I enjoyed being part of a group who were supportive of each other to start on the road of making changes.

• I have found this course to be helpful to me in several ways – it has encouraged and motivated me to be more positive in my general outlook on life, it has helped me to re-look at my daily routine and eating habits and exercise, it has helped me with motivation and positive thinking.

• The information has been very good and each week I have gained something or learned something new.

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made healthy changes to their lifestyle as a result of attending the program.

In general would you say your health is:

During the past week, or even if it was not a typical week for you, how much total time (for the entire week) did you spend exercising?

10% reduction of a poor self-reported health status

reduction in the number of participants remaining sedentary.

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26% 100%

made healthy changes to their eating habits as a result of attending the program.100%

110.5 kg 200.5 cm waist

circumference lostlost +

Above: Diabetes Self-Management Program, November 2013, Cleveland

Health and Wellbeing Group Programs reunion 2013An annual reunion is held for current and past participants of all the Health and Wellbeing Group Programs. This reunion is a chance for participants to catch up with past group members and facilitators, refresh on self-management techniques and connect with local services available in their region that may be of assistance. A total of 47 past participants attended the reunions held across three geographical locations: Logan, Jimboomba, and Macleay Island.

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Medicare Locals gratefully acknowledge the financial and other support from the Australian Government Department of Health.

Testimonials from our reunion• I find these reunions very rewarding. The advice,

the reinforcement of what we’ve already heard, meeting up with fellow sufferers/attendees. All have a positive effect on my thinking and on my commitment to continue trying to improve my health and lifestyle. Thank you!

• Long live Medicare Local. It certainly has assisted me to understand my chronic conditions and to make life less painful and more active. Thank you for a most interesting day.

• As well as being very informative, the program I have done plus this reunion has been wonderful for my emotional health and wellbeing by being social and interacting with others.

• I have completed the DSMP and must say I am glad I did. Before attending I had no idea just how serious this condition is. The course was so well delivered it allowed you to fully understand what I needed to know. I believe everyone who has diabetes should have to attend. It has totally changed my way of living and I know I will benefit into the future.

Above: Gratitude Tree activity with reunion participants, 4 December 2014

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For more informationIf you would like to refer patients into the Health and Wellbeing Group Programs please complete the enrolment form inside our brochure or contact us directly on 1300 467 265.

On the GMSBML website you will find an electronic copy of the brochure along with other useful information about the programs, including our 2015 calendar and Frequently Asked Questions Sheet - http://gmsbml.org.au/programs-and-services/healthy-lifestyles/health-wellbeing-programs/

continued to use self-management techniques either daily or weekly to manage their condition/s.

The most popular self-management techniques used were; physical activity, healthy eating, relaxation/distraction and medications.

felt since completing a program that their health had improved.

88%

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