Reference no: EM133235927

Select ONE case below and discuss how the patient, the clinician, OR how the two together, could work to leverage PGD to improve the health outcomes of the patient

Identify what the main barrier is in the case (i.e. what is preventing PGD from being used or valued?)

How could you - an informatician - assist the people in your case to better leverage PGD and achieve a favorable outcome?

Scenario 1:

Sarah is a 68-year-old woman who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 15 years ago. She lives alone in a low-income residence located in a suburban community in Ontario. Although she has access to health care, Sarah lives 2 km from the hospital and does not have a vehicle. She suffers from mild depression and fears the possibility of developing dementia as it runs in her family. Sarah is not familiar with high-tech devices and does not own a smartphone, though she does have Internet access. Her lifestyle is in general sedentary and she has low motivation to manage her health. Sarah dreads experiencing diabetes symptoms such as extreme fatigue and blurry vision as well as more serious complications such as neuropathy and kidney failure. Her goal is to avoid these symptoms and complications of diabetes, but it is not clear to her how daily exercise and blood-glucose management connect to these outcomes. In this scenario, Sarah's goals are not fully aligned with those of her primary care provider: her provider wants her to exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet for long-term management, whereas Sarah only wants to avoid the immediate symptoms and complications of her illness.