exam 3 Flashcards
open questions
focus is centered to patient (patient control)
often starts with; how, why, what, when, where
closed question
very direct (often yes/no response)
starts with: can, did, will, have
health literacy is the ability to:
understand
process
communicate
obtain basic health info to make appropriate decisions
canadian health literacy
60% adults and 88% seniors are not health literate
means that the ability to make informed health decisions is poor or absent
cognitive impairments
anything that affects learning, memory, perception, problem solving
ex) dementia, alzheimer’s, parkinson’s, etc
aphasia
persons ability to speak, understand speech, read, or write
can occur after a stroke
global aphasia
someone who can’t read/write
has problems with understanding words and producing words or talking
often seen immediately after stroke
physical aphasia
presence of an artificial airway/barrier that prevents them from speaking
brocas aphasia
motor or non fluent
understands what is being asked but have a hard time getting the words out (speech is difficult)
wernickes aphasia
receptive or fluent
don’t understand what is being asked but can speak
use of jargon or unintelligent words within the sentence
high context to low context
not clear
clarity is not shown
diversity
differences between and among people
stereotypes
assumptions made about a person or group of people involving attitudes, behaviours, and expectations
generalizations
broad statements that are applied to a group of people or things
prejudice
feeling towards someone based on their association with a group
dementia affects which part of the body?
brain
list symptoms of dementia
memory loss
problem solving thinking
language difficulties
mood changes
behaviour changes
what does the term progressive mean
will get worse over time
list diseases that can cause dementia
alzheimer’s
parkinson’s
huntingtons
some forms of dementia are treatable?
yes