CH 6 Health and Wellness Flashcards
What are the healthy people 2020 goals?
- Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
- Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
- Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
- Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stage
What is health?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing - not simply the absence of disease.
True or False? The definition of health includes someone’s own values, personality, and lifestyle.
True! You must consider culture, individual views, age groups, gender
What relationship does the Health Belief Model address?
the relationship between a person’s beliefs and behaviors
What is the goal of the Health Promotion Model?
increasing a patient’s level of well-being
What is the goal of the Basic Human Needs Model?
to meet the patient’s basic needs
What is the goal of the Holistic Health Model?
to create conditions that promote optimal health
What are the five levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
Self-actualization Self-esteem Love and Belonging Safety and Security Physiological
What are some internal influences on health beliefs?
developmental stage intellectual background perception of functioning emotional factors spiritual factors
What are some external influences on health beliefs?
family practices
socioeconomic factors
cultural background
What is primary prevention?
True prevention that lowers the chances that a disease will develop - ie health promotion, immunizations, hearing protection, screenings
What is secondary prevention?
Focuses on those who have a disease or are at risk to develop a disease
What is tertiary prevention?
Occurs when a defect or disability is permanent or irreversible - helps patients achieve the highest level of functioning that they can
What are risk factors?
Variables that increase the vulnerability of an individual or a group to an illness or accident
What are some types of risk factors?
Genetic and physiological factors
Age
Environment
Lifestyle
What are the 5 steps to risk factor modification or changing health behaviors?
- Precontemplation: Not intending to make changes within the next 6 months
- Contemplation: Considering a change within the next 6 months
- Preparation: Making small changes in preparation for a change in the next month
- Action: Actively engaged in strategies to change behavior; lasts up to 6 months
- Maintenance stage: Sustained change over time; begins 6 months after action has started and continues indefinitely
What is illness?
A state in which a person’s physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired
What is the acute illness?
Short duration and severe
What is a chronic illness?
Longer than 6 months, irreversible, affects functioning of 1 or more systems
What is illness behavior?
how people monitor their bodies and define and interpret their symptoms
What are the impacts of illness on patient and family?
- Behavioral and emotional changes
- Impact on body image
- Impact on self-concept
- Impact on family roles
- Impact on family dynamics
What are strategies to patient teaching?
- provide active listening
- ask about perceived barriers
- assist the patient in establishing goals
- reinforce the process of change
PS. Tailor your patient teaching to culture, level of understanding, etc!