Designing A Health Promotion Initiative For Diabetes In Australia

Aims and Objectives

Practitioners have raised a major concern on the repeated growth of diabetes in Australia. Diabetes is a serious condition affecting large number of adults all over Australia every year. From 2007 to 2015 the growth of diabetes in Australia has been from 915000 to 1.2 million. As emphasized by Harris et al. (2012), everyday around 280 people have to face different forms of diabetes that ultimately hampers the regular lifestyle of an individual. This particular disease is considered as one of the fastest growing chronic illness affecting millions of people all over Australia (diabetesaustralia.com.au, 2017). People belonging to 40 to 50 group of age are especially facing diabetes type 2. However, this very specific study has focused to make an in-depth overview on how to promote healthcare activities so that the inhabitants of Australia become conscious from being affected on diabetes. As a result, the regular lifestyle of Australian would be maintained by keeping a rhythmic flow.  

After being affected on diabetes huge number of people belonging to Australia has faced challenges in maintaining a healthy regular lifestyle. Therefore, this particular research work aims to promote the importance of healthcare for leading a quality lifestyle. The objectives of this very specific research work are as follows:

• To evaluate the impact of repeated growth of chronic disease like diabetes
• To critically understand the importance of healthcare promotion in different geographical areas of Australia
• To provide major recommendations on how to overcome rapid growth of chronic illness like diabetes

Medical experts of Australia have shown their major concern in maintaining regular lifestyle of Australia. Eldredge et al. (2016) opined that diabetes is the epidemic of the 21^st century and the biggest challenge confronting the entire health process of Australia (diabetesaustralia.com.au, 2017). More than 100,000 Australians have faced this disease in past year. Millions of people have lost their life due to diabetic foot disease. In 2005 around 1000 people have lost their life after being affected in diabetic foot. Especially, type 2 diabetes has left major negative impact on 85% of the people. In this kind of situation, the researchers and practitioners have made an effective research on how to promote the importance of healthcare so that the Australians can keep up their work life balance.

Diabetes and any kind of chronicle disease have major negative impact on the overall life growth of an individual (Golden & Earp, 2012). People fail to maintain their healthy and regular life due to the increase rate of diabetes. Business organizations belonging to the food industries are getting affected day by day. In this kind of situation, the economic strength of the country is facing innumerable challenges. However, after identifying the research issue large number of researchers and practitioners has made an effective evaluation. The implementation of various healthcare policies has been focused to evaluate critically based on which people can take care of their health. In addition, with the help of an effective healthcare promotion people belonging to different geographical backgrounds and attitudes of Australia can be influenced (Goetzel et al., 2014). As a result, the entire country can get back their socio-economic growth.

An action plan is the systematic method that describes on how to conduct the entire research work by following systematic methodological tools. In this specific study an effective action plan is made that indicates the suitable tools of research methods.

Background of the Rationale

In order to collect sufficient data and information some of the most effective methodological tools would be used. With the help of positivism research philosophy the researcher will focus to make in-depth observation (Escaron et al., 2013). The repeated growth of diabetes as per every year should be recorded to make the people of Australia aware of its disastrous consequence. However, based on the keen observation an effective initiative can be taken for evaluating the impact of healthcare promotion within the country. Deductive approach is the systematic procedure of collecting data based on the existing theory. With the help of deductive approach several case studies on the effect of diabetes can be conducted. As a result, the people would get to know the consequences of this kind of chronicle disease. In addition, in order to evaluate the collected data the study would focus on choosing descriptive form of research design with the help of which research issue can be explained from different point of views (Baum & Fisher, 2014). Descriptive research design does not allow the researcher of make a self-evaluation or interpretation from the researchers’ end. The researcher analyzes the information from the point of view collected from case study.  

Data collection is the systematic process of gathering appropriate information from the reliable resources. Data collection procedure is constituted with two major types including primary source of data collection technique and secondary source of data collection technique (Chapman, 2012). This very specific study focuses to select secondary source of data collection technique and collects information from various online websites, journals, magazines, newspapers and so on. As a result, the entire process of data collection method is highly dependent on the point of view of scholars. The researcher has to accomplish the entire data analysis based on statistical representations collected from secondary form of data resource.

Data analysis is the method of evaluating the collected data and information based on the articles from Google Scholars, INAHL, Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science. The articles are depicted on different heath promotion practices and its necessary impacts on the inhabitants of Australia. The articles while selecting for an effective thematic analysis should have a proper validity from 2012 to 2017. The data that would be collected from various resources should have proper reliability (Baxter et al., 2014). Secondary data analysis is constituted with several types that include thematic analysis, case study analysis and observational analysis. However, this specific study focuses on conducting thematic analysis by using the articles of some of the eminent scholars. The entire thematic analysis would be conducted by maintaining the reliability and validity of data and information.

Sampling technique is the procedure of collecting information from selected group of people amidst the large number of population. Sampling technique is divided into two types primarily that include probability sampling technique and non-probability sampling technique. Probability sampling technique involves the participants randomly (Parker et al., 2012). On the other hand, non-probability sampling technique is highly dependent on the selected group of people (Glasgow et al., 2012). This very specific study focuses on non-probability sampling method by involving the participants who are associated with medical science (Fung et al., 2012). Total 50 sampling size is selected for collecting appropriate data and information.

Proposed Action Plan

Ethical consideration implies that the researcher should focus on maintaining a proper belief, value and ethics at the time of collecting necessary data and information. As per the ethical beliefs the researcher should never focus on evaluating the data and information by self-evaluation (Malik, Blake & Suggs, 2014). The response collected from the different resources should be evaluated properly at the time of data analysis. In addition, the articles collected from the various resources should have proper authenticity and validity. As a result, the entire data analysis procedure would be maintained in an unbiased way so that people of Australia can get an overview after going through the entire research.  

As per the opinion of different eminent scholars it is undeniable that repeated growth of diabetes has left major negative impact on the lifestyle of people in Australia. Millions of people from different age group are getting affected in this chronicle disease (Milat et al., 2012). In order to overcome the situation, various eminent scholars have pointed out several strategies and policies for making people aware on health. The strategies are as follows:

Every business organization should maintain health and safety act effectively so that employees can get a liberty after facing health issue at the workplace. Due to the rapid growth of diabetes people belonging to different age group are facing innumerable challenges even at their workplace (Kemppainen, Tossavainen & Turunen, 2013). Therefore, the employers should show a liberal attitude towards those employees who need a medical treatment at the workplace. The employers even should bear the medical expense of the employees so that they do not feel insecure while they are providing services for the business organization. Implementation of acts and legislation may help the people in receiving the treatment at the proper time.

Government tends to take an effective initiative for promoting healthcare campaign in order to educate the illiterate people. Large number of inhabitants are there belonging to the soil of Australia who do not know about the negative impacts diabetes (Sharma, 2016). Therefore, large number of non-profit organizations as well as government should take an effective initiative based on which people can gather knowledge about the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. Promotional activities and road campaigns can help the people in creating awareness about the negative image of this chronicle illness.  

High blood pressure and cholesterol can increase the overall rate of sugar (Arrow, Raheb & Miller, 2013). As a result, the people can face sudden heart attack, cerebral attack and so on. In this kind of situation, people belonging to different geographical market should understand on how to control the level of blood pressure as well as cholesterol. In addition, maintaining a proper nutrition is also helpful in keeping the diabetes within control (Neville & Cole, 2013). In this kind of situation, the patients should know how to maintain a proper diet to lead a healthy and maintained lifestyle.

High blood sugar decreases the entire immune power of an individual. In this kind of situation, the patients are suggested to use routine vaccine so that people in general do not face any kind of sudden health issue at the workplace or on the way (Wallace, Brown & Hilton, 2014). After being affected in diabetes, an individual can never prevent this particular disease. As a result, the people would have to focus on controlling the sugar level by keeping vaccines up to date.

Appropriate Research Design

The expected outcome of the entire research proposal is positive for maintaining a systematic procedure throughout the entire study. The researcher in this very specific study has focused to make an in-depth secondary data analysis. Therefore, the research result is highly dependent on the articles, newspapers and online websites. As a result, the researcher does not have the scope in getting any biased response from the participants. The entire outcome would be evaluated based on the different opinions of eminent research scholars. However, every research work is not devoid of some of its major negative outcome as well. The researcher could have focused to make a primary quantitative research work as well by involving the diabetes patients directly. As a result, the researcher would have got a chance in evaluating the response of the participants as well. On one hand, participants’ response helps the researcher to get an immediate feedback. As a result, the entire process of work can be conducted more systematic way. Due to the dependence on secondary form of research work the entire outcome of result is highly dependent on the statistical analysis of the scholars.  

This particular timeline signifies that timeframe of conducting proposed research work.

Table 1: Timeline of proposed research work

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Table 1: Proposed budget list

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Medical experts have shown their major interest in conducting the entire research so that the people of Australia can be aware of the drastic consequence of diabetes. Different eminent scholars have raised their voice on the major impact of diabetes and the initiatives taken by the government in promoting healthcare system. As the entire research work is highly dependent on secondary source of data resources the researcher would have to focus on purchasing appropriate article from authentic resources. In order to design the entire research work with the help of appropriate methodological tools the researchers have to collect appropriate data and information. While conducting the literature review the researcher would have to be dependent on the articles of contemporary scholars regarding healthcare promotions. The articles that the researcher would like to purchase should have proper reliability as well as validity.

Therefore, the researcher would have to invest certain amount of money for purchasing articles in order to make literature review. Data collection and data analysis is the most significant parts that the business analysts have to focus for accomplishing the entire research work. In addition, in order to collect appropriate sample size the researcher has to invest sufficient amount of money. The above table represents the overall segmentation of cost that is invested for conducting the entire process of research work. Without making a proper budget the research process cannot be conducted in a systematic way.

Conclusion: 

The entire research proposal focuses to make in-depth overview about the massive impact of repeated growth rate of diabetes on the inhabitants of Australia. People of different age group are facing in this chronicle illness. As a result, the inhabitants are unable to lead a regular lifestyle. After evaluating the research issue the researchers of medical science have evaluate on how to reduce the rate of diabetes. Various initiatives on behalf of the government have been conducted by promoting the healthcare campaign. In this kind of situation, the study has focused to make an effective action plan on how to collect appropriate data regarding the research issue.

Data Collection and Analysis

Various methodological tools are used for accomplishing the entire research work. The researcher in this very specific study would focus to conduct secondary source of research work for critically analyzing the research issue. However, after evaluating the overall impact of diabetes on the overall lifestyle of people of Australia the researchers come to the conclusion that promoting campaign on maintaining healthcare system and healthcare policies may help the people in taking care of their health. In addition, the entire study focuses to make an estimated budget along with proper justification.  

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