ASBHDS Flashcards
What is the sociological theory on chronic illness?
Illness work Everyday life work Emotional work Identity work Biographical work
What is illness work?
The work up to diagnosis and following diagnosis to manage physical manifestation of illness.
How an individuals self-conception changes as a result of living with their condition.
What is everyday life work?
Actions and processes involved in managing the condition and its impact.
The daily tasks to keep household going.
Give 4 examples of illness work.
Multiple tests
Uncertainty - diagnosis without clear explanation
Managing symptoms
Emotional impact
Give 3 examples of everyday life work.
- Decisions about mobilisation of resources
- Balancing demands and maintaining independence
- Disguising or minimising symptoms
What is identity work?
Establish and maintain an acceptable identity.
Give 3 examples of identity work?
- Managing actual and imagined reactions of others
- Presentation of yourself to avoid stigma e.g. walking without aid even though painful
- Avoiding sharing some information about illness as fear of being treated differently
What is emotional work?
Work to protect others emotional well-being that made lead to a changed role for the person living with chronic disease.
Give 3 examples of emotional work.
- Demonstrate ability to remain active by taking part in activities as if not ill e.g. run 5k
- Withdrawal from social groups
- Dependence on close others e.g. spouse
What is biographical work?
The interaction between body and identity from the continual or occasional reconstruction of their life.
What is biographical disruption?
Chronic illness leads to loss of confidence in body, leading to loss of confidence in social interaction/self-identity.
Give 2 examples of biographical work.
- Patient tries to re-construct life before diagnosis - e.g. past friendship groups
- Period of uncertainty as loss of previous ‘taken-for-granted’ life
What is the effect of lay referral?
Delays people seeking help When, how and why people see a doctor Use of alternative medicines Use of health services and medication Your role as a doctor in their health
What is scarcity?
Need outstrips resources, prioritisation inevitable.
What is efficiency?
Getting the most out of limited resources
What is equity?
Extent to which distribution of resources is fair
What is utility?
The value that an individual places on a health state
Why are QALYS useful?
- Evaluate cost-effectiveness
- Combine survival + QoL
Compare different uses of resources
What are some problems with QALYs?
Do not distribute resources according to need, but according to benefits gained per cost
Disadvantage common conditions
Technical problems with calculations
Do not assess impact on carers or family
Why is it important to measure health?
Indicate need for healthcare Target resources where needed Assess effectiveness of interventions Evaluate quality of health services Monitor patients' progress
What are the advantages of measuring PROMS?
Aim of many conditions is manage not cure
Patient-centred care
Attention to iatrogenic effects of care
Biomedical testes one part of picture
What is HRQoL, what does it take into account?
Multidimensional test
Physical function, symptoms, global judgements of health, psychological well being, social wellbeing, personal constructs, satisfaction with care
Give 5 advantages of generic instruments.
- Used for broad range of health issues
- Used it no specific instrument
- Comparisons across treatment groups
- Detect positive/negative effects of intervention
- Assess health of populations
Give 4 disadvantages of generic instruments.
Less detailed
Loss of relevance - too general
Less sensitive to changes that occur as a result of intervention
Less acceptable to patients
What is the social learning theory?
- Behaviour is goal-directed
- People motivated to perform behaviours that:
- are valued/lead to rewards
- they believe they can enact
Learn from observing others - peers, family, media, celebs
What is an advantage of social learning theory?
Peer modelling and education
Celebs in health promotion campaigns
What is the health belief model?
Health-related behaviour depends on:
Beliefs about threat - perceived susceptibility and severity
Beliefs about health-related behaviour - perceived benefits and barriers
Cues to action
What are the beliefs about threat in the health belief model?
Perceived susceptibility - their chance of getting infection
Percieved severity - how serious, consequences of getting infection