But the link found between fibro patients and RLS is intriguing. Fibromyalgia and restless legs syndrome share certain features: * Women are more likely to suffer from fibromyalgia and RLS. * There appears to be a genetic component because these conditions run in families.
Donaldson and Shields (2009) differentiated policy or class advocacy fromcase advocacy as the former ârefers to efforts to change social systems to beneï¬t a population ofpeople, as opposed to case advocacy, which refers to helping individual clients access systems toreceive beneï¬tsâ (p. 83).
This is part of the Director of Advocacy's role to submit submissions and comment on policy affecting consumers and their rights. Figure 2 - Continuum of Influence Empowerment advocacy. Health and disability advocates use what is called empowerment advocacy to assist or act on behalf of a consumer. This requires them to direct the process to assist the consumer to resolve his or her complaint rather than directing the content of the complaint.