Ch.3 Health, illness, disparities Flashcards
What are factors that influence health disparities?
poverty, gender, age, disabilities, health insurance, sexual orientation, racial and ethnic groups
What are factors that affect health and illness?
Basic human needs
risk factors for illness
Illness behavior, name stages
Stage 1: experiencing symptoms
Stage 2: assuming sick role
Stage 3: assuming dependent role
Stage 4: achieving recovery and rehabilitation
What are examples of stage 1: experiencing symptoms
New onset of symptoms
A women begins to experience chest pain and shortness of breath
What are examples of stage 2: assuming sick role
New onset symptoms remained persistent and therefore patient identifies he/she is now sick. Stops doing normal activities, misses work, etc
What are examples of stage 3: assuming a dependent role
Recognize problem, see a specialist or PCP, accept diagnosis given and follow treatment plan
Stage 4 examples
Treatment begins at hospital but ends at home or if diagnosis is chronic, treatment stays permanently like prescribed medication
A women who visits a hospital for chest pain and dyspnea and is diagnosed with COPD is part of which stage of illness behaviors?
Stage 3, because she recognized problem, sees a doctor, and accepts diagnosis
What are modifiable risk factors?
Diet, lifestyle, habits, exercise, etc
What are nonmodifiable risk factors?
Age, genetic inheritance, environment
What are the 6 human dimensions affecting health?
Physical Emotional Intellectual Environmental Sociocultural Spiritual
Physical dimension
genetic inheritance, age, gender, race
emotional dimension
how mind affects body function and reponds to body conditions
intellectual dimension
cognitive abilities
educational background
experiences
Environmental dimension
housing
pollution
climate
sociocultural
economic level
life style
family
culture
spiritual dimension
spiritual beliefs and values
A patient who does not accept a blood transfusion because she/he is a Jenovah’s witness is an example of what human dimension affecting health?
Spiritual dimension because it is the patient’s belief and value
A patient who develops Alzheimer’s due to genetic inheritance is an example of what human dimension?
Physicial dimension
Health promotions and illness prevention has 3 categories:
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Primary health promotion and illness prevention
Preventive measures
Examples of primary health promotion and illness prevention
immunizations
Seminar on safe-sex in teens
prenatal care during pregnancy
Secondary health promotion and illness prevention
early detection and treatment if the disease is found
Examples of secondary health promotion and illness prevention
Annual physical exams
Pap smears
Mammograms
Tertiary health promotion and illness prevention
illness is diagnosed and now has to be treated
Examples of tertiary health promotion and illness prevention
physical therapy after MVC
teaching pt with diabetes how to recognize and prevent future complications
If a patient is referred to a cancer support group after finding out the diagnosis, what category of health promotion and illness prevention does this situation fall under?
Tertiary
The illness has already been diagnosed and will be treated for it therefore this falls under the 3rd category
What is the idea for the health-illness continuum?
Conceptualizes a person’s level of health and illustrates the patient’s state of health adapts to changes in the internal or external environment.
As a nurse, you have to promote your own health and prevent illness. What are examples of doing so?
Avoid smoking, drinking healthy diet habits exercise knowledge of health care trends being a role model knowing resources being an advocate
