common sense model of illness

Question 1

What is self regulation

Answer 1

problem solving:

• identification of the goal
• selecting a strategy and implement
• strategy achieved goal or not?

Question 2

Individual as ‘scientist’/problem solver

Answer 2

• Trying to make sense of ‘messages’
• Selecting method to cope with threat
  (COPING)
• evaluation of effectiveness

Question 3

What are the five components of a patients perception of illness

Answer 3

identity - symptoms and label
perceived cause
timeline
consequences 
curability/controlability

Question 4

What are potential consequences that patients see to illness

Answer 4

physical
emotional
financial
social

Question 5

What does the CSM help us predict

Answer 5

health behaviours such as how well they will take to medicine adherence

Question 6

Tell me about hypertension

Answer 6

a silent condition with no symptoms
requires longterm treatments (weight loss and medication))
most people don’t follow treatment plans so its managed poorly

Question 7

What are the three types of timeline

Answer 7

• Acute (the disease will be cured)
  • Chronic (the disease will stay for a lifetime)
  • Cyclic (the disease will come and go)