Health Promotion - Quizlet

Question 1

‘low risk’ levels of alcohol consumption?
• What are the dangers of excess alcohol consumption?

Answer 1

Low-risk drinking advice - not more than 14 units a week. spread your drinking over 3 or more days.

Long-term:
mouth cancer, throat cancer and breast cancer
stroke
heart disease
liver disease
brain damage
damage to the nervous system
Mental health

Binge:
Accidents
Losing self-control

Question 2

CAGE questionnaire

Answer 2

Have you ever felt you needed to Cut down on your drinking?

Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?

Have you ever felt Guilty about drinking?

Have you ever felt you needed a drink first thing in the morning (Eye-opener) to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover?

More than 2 = further investigations

Question 3

Raised BMI

Answer 3

Inc self-esteem, dec stress, risk of conditions eg CHD, stroke, T2 DM, cancer
Inc physical activity - moderate = household tasks eg mowing the lawn, vacuuming
Diet - dec T2 DM, CHD
Eatwell guide

Management:
150mins per week. Start with 30 min and build up. Running in park, gym, friends and family
Consider barriers
Diet plan - avoid saturated fats, read food labels, calorie counting, dec sugar, dec portion size, in fruits + veg. 12 week online plan.

Follow-up:
Check BP, blood sugar, bmi
Adapt plan

Safety-netting:
Too much weight rapidly - psychological
Symptoms of HTN