C3: Reasons for non-adherence and Methods Flashcards
How can stress affect non-aherence?
Poverty, a chaotic lifestyle, anxiousness and memory
What is rational adherence?
Cost benefit analysis, the client weighing up pros and cons on whether or not to follow medical advice
What are the pros and cons of why someone would or wouldn’t seek medical advice?
Pros: reduce symptoms of illness, disease or injury
Cons: side effects, financial barriers, parient-practitioner relationship
What is learned helplessness?
When there are opportunities to be in control but they’re not taken
How can lack of support make someone refuse medication?
There may be no one to remind them to take medication or no one to provide encouragement
What is health education?
An aim to influence someone’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviours connected to health in a positive way
How can health education improve adherence?
If there’s relevance to target groups, for example, making sure elderly clients understand and remember what they’ve been told are or use simpler language that they can understand and improving access to info that suits the client (booklets)
What is reduction of perceived threats?
Changing a client’s perception of the threat
What lifestyle changes improve adherence?
Reduction in stress, improved self esteem, emotional resilience, insight into own behaviour, improved outlook on life
How can persuasive health reminders improve adherence?
Texts: remind the client if their goals
Self tracking: mobile apps that count their steps
Progress monitoring: so clients can see their improvements
How can persuasive health reminders improve adherence?
Texts: remind the client if their goals
Self tracking: mobile apps that count their steps
Progress monitoring: so clients can see their improvements
What is social prescribing?
Health professionals encouraging their clients to consider non medical options
What is social prescribing?
Health professionals encouraging their clients to consider non medical options
