consumer health

Question 1

define health litracy

Answer 1

health litracy refers to the ablility of individuals to read, access, and undertsnd health information to make informed decisions

Question 2

how can poor health litracy effect your health

Answer 2

• not being able to undertsnd information on labls can lead to incorrect intake and increases the chance of illnesses

Question 3

what are the 3 levels of health litracy

Answer 3

1. functional
2. interactive
3. critical

Question 4

describe functional health litracy

Answer 4

they can read and follow instructions and labels and jave some knowledge of risks

Question 5

describe interactive health litracy

Answer 5

this level moves more form basic skills requried to choose products and read instructions and describes individuals who seek to improve their personal skills and stratagies to act on health advice.

Question 6

describe critical health litracy

Answer 6

individuals posseing the cognitive skills to innitiate social and political action for health outcomes.

Question 7

what 3 skills do you need to have good health litracy

Answer 7

1. accessing
2. reading
3. comprehending

Question 8

define accessing

Answer 8

to access health information or means to be able to locateinformation

Question 9

define reading

Answer 9

once a consumer accesses health information they now need to be able to read it.

Question 10

define comprehending

Answer 10

now you need grasp what the information is telling you and understand how it applies to you or the situaution at hand

Question 11

what are the 4 factors that influence the choice of products and services

Answer 11

M - media
T - transport
C - cost
C - consumer confidence

Question 12

describe media

Answer 12

people can be swayed to choose a product based on a show, advertising, and celebrity use

Question 13

describe transport

Answer 13

Availability of public transport, parking and accessibility can all
influence the uptake of health services.

Question 14

describe cost

Answer 14

People may often opt to choose cheap products as they can’t
afford top brands as they are low income earners.

Question 15

what are the 3 levels of prevention

Answer 15

1. primary prevention
2. secondary prevntion
3. tertiary prevention

Question 16

describe primary prevention

Answer 16

primary prevention is aimed at the population as a whole and sets out to prevnt disease before it occurs.

Question 17

examples of the primary prevention

Answer 17

• immunisation
• health education
• washing hands

Question 18

describe secondary prevention

Answer 18

secondary prevention is also referred to as early detection as it aims to locate symptoms early enought to be tests

Question 19

example of secondary prevention

Answer 19

• screenings
• pap smears
• mammograms

Question 20

describe tertiary prevention

Answer 20

when primary prevention has failed and secondary prevntion has dine all it can do to improve the patients situation, tertiary prevention becmes he means to fight a disease

Question 21

example of tertiary prevention

Answer 21

• the follow up and monitoring of all prescribed medications
• therepy to help restore the function in deliberating disease