GP Flashcards
What are the two types of government changes that can be done to help improve health ?
Economic policies
Social policies
What are some examples of economic policies ?
Nutrition
Sanitation
Housing
Transport
What are some examples of social policies ?
Tax
Subsidies
Acts
Laws
What is self-efficacy ?
A persons ability to deal with hard situations
What are the four aspects of self efficacy ?
Self mastery
Verbal/social persuasions
Phycological cues
Role modelling
What are some population level health related behaviour changes ?
Drink driver laws
Minimal unit alcohol pricing
Public smoking ban
What are some community level health related behaviour changes ?
Smoking Cessation
Park run
What are some individual level health related behaviour changes ?
Signposting
Patient education
Examples of physical hazards
Vibration
Air pollution
Radiation
Noise
Examples of chemical hazards
Drugs
Alcohol
Pesticides
Examples of mechanical hazards
Machinery
Examples of psychosocial hazards
Diet
Occupation
Smoking
Mental health
Examples of biologic hazards
Pathogenic bacteria
Virus
What are the stages in the cycle of change ?
Pre-contemplative Contemplative Determination Activation Motivation Relapse
What are other names for OOH ?
Out of hours services
111
NHS24
GMED
When does OOH function ?
Between 6pm - 8am
Weekends
Public holidays
An out of hours GP does not have access to any patient notes however what might a GP have put in place?
A KIS – Key information summary.
What are the 4 things which have the greatest impact on health ?
Psychological
Environmental
Global
Economical
What are psychological influences on a persons health ?
Human behaviour
Stress
Self efficacy
Lifestyle
Signs of stress?
physical
emotional
behavioural
Factors which affect our health related behaviours
Biological
Environmental
Psychological
Social
What are the factors which affect your risk perception ?
Feeling in control
Size of potential harm
Familiarity with the risk
