health, illness and quality of life

Question 1

name 3 things that can affect quality of life:

Answer 1

Quality of life is down to individual judement and can be affected by:

1) Physical health
2) Psycological factors
3) Independance
4) Social relationships
5) Environment
6) Personal beliefs

Question 2

Name 3 parts that contribute to Individual “goodness of life”

Answer 2

1) Multi-dimensional (different aspects to life)
2) Dynamic (changes over time)
3) Subjective (their judgement within their culture)

Question 3

What can be used to measure Quality of life? (and their uses)

Answer 3

Quality of life scales are used to evaluated invidual’s judgement about their goodness of life.
The outcome of these tests can be used to influence policy in regards to housing and health.

Question 4

What did Rokeach state?

Answer 4

Health is rated as one of the most valued states of existence

Question 5

What is health related QoL

Answer 5

the functional effect of a medical condition and/ or its therapy upon patients.

Question 6

What are Patient recorded outcome measurements? (and use)

Answer 6

Patient ratings of the effect of a disease and treatment.

they are used to evaluted the effectivness of treatment and make decisions about the most appropriate treatment plan.

Question 7

Perception of Quality of life: Recalibrating

Answer 7

Response shift = change of internal standards, values are re-evaluated and affected by experience-expectation gap.

Rating scale = comparisons to previous health

Items assessed=Different stages in life, different aspects life more important, so different scores