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Systems Thinking Perspective on Support for Transition and Acceptance of Identity of Chronic Health Disease Patient in Society

Format: Papers, RSD11, Topic: Health & Well-being, Topic: Mapping & Modelling

Thejashwini D, Jaya Prabhakaran R I, Gauri Pradhan, Prashant Pradhan, and Yadu CL

National Institute of Design, Bengaluru

Currently, India is home to diabetes, and it has the second-largest diabetic population in the world. The term ‘health seeker’ is used instead of the patient since the health seeker is attributed to a person who is motivated to improve his physical and mental well-being (Bate, P. & Rober, G., 2007). Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires the health seeker to modify their lifestyle, which is a transition of their identity.

This transition from a healthy self to a chronic health disease health seeker is often challenged by societal forces and healthcare services. While the patient experiences are personal, the healthcare systems are abstract and impersonal. With the systems thinking approach, the questions we are trying to seek answers to are:

  • Where does the boundary of healthcare begin and end for a patient with chronic health disease?
  • What are the insensitivities faced by the health seeker while experiencing a chronic health condition such as diabetes?
  • What are the support systems that help health seekers in their journey of new medical identity across space and various life activities?

Keywords: healthcare, empathy, diabetes, India

Citation Data

Author(s): Thejashwini D, Jaya Prabhakaran R I, Gauri Pradhan, Prashant Pradhan, and Yadu CL
Year: 2022
Title: Systems Thinking Perspective on Support for Transition and Acceptance of Identity of Chronic Health Disease Patient in Society
Published in: Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design
Volume: RSD11
Article No.: 173
URL: https://rsdsymposium.org/systems-thinking-perspective-on-support-for-transition-and-acceptance-of-identity-of-chronic-health-disease-patient-in-society
Host: University of Brighton
Location: Brighton, UK
Symposium Dates: October 3–16, 2022
First published: 20 September 2022
Last update: 30 April 2023
Publisher Identification: ISSN 2371-8404

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Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design (ISSN 2371-8404) are published annually by the Systemic Design Association, a non-profit scholarly association leading the research and practice of design for complex systems: 3803 Tønsberg, Norway (922 275 696).

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