Formative (2) Flashcards
Define expert patient
Patient/carer has an in-depth knowledge of their condition. (This is an untapped resource)
What might influence the general public’s uptake of medical care?
- Peers
- Internet
- TV
- Health magazine
- GP leaflets.
Define health literacy
People having the knowledge, skills, understanding and confidence to use health information, to be active partners in their care, and to navigate health and social care systems.
List the 3 aims of SIGN guidelines.
- help health and social care professionals and patients understand medical evidence and use it to make decisions about healthcare
- reduce unwanted variations in practice
- improve healthcare across Scotland
Give 5 examples of epidemiological data.
- Mortality data
- Cancer statistics
- Accident statistics
- Hospital activity statistics
- Drug misuse databases
Give 3 confounding factors.
- age
- sex
- social class
What is a confounding factor?
One which is associated independently with both the disease and with the exposure under investigation and so distorts the relationship between the exposure and the disease.
List 6 reasons for today’s healthcare trends which are not directly related to health care problems.
- decrease in birth rates
- improvements in:
- housing
- water supplies
- sanitation
- nutrition
- safety
List 5 societal implications of an elderly population
- increased demand for home carers
- increased demand for care homes
- increased housing demands
- increased workload for family carers
- increased unemployment in the young
Financial implications of being a carer
- working less hours so less income
- cuts back on food and heating
- health being affected
- missing out on benefits
2 legal issues which may be in the ACP of any patient?
- Financial power of attorney
- Welfare power of attorney
