Answer 6

  • Empower the patient
    • Educate them on their condition
    • Fibrosis is progressive and it is important to recognize exacerbations before the symptoms are significantly worse. The goal is to decrease the amount of hospital admissions, therefore, explaining that to a patient could help them monitor their symptoms
    • Let the patient ask questions
  • Explain why the home exercise program is important
    • It will help to decrease her shortness of breath on exertion. 
    • Would help manage her angina and improve further outcomes. 
    • Would potentially allow her to move more freely and be able to interact with her family more, integrate her into the community again, allow for a better quality of life. 
    • Collaborate with the patient to ensure that the goals are centered around what they want to achieve from physiotherapy.