Impact of Live Events on Patient Wellbeing Flashcards
1
Q
what are strengths of the social re-adjustment rating scale (SRRS)?
A
- wide range of events that most people find stressful
- values assigned to listed life events based on broad sample of adults
- easy, quick to complete
- useful tool for assessment of stress and illness
- positive correlations between life events and illness
2
Q
what are limitations of the social re-adjustment rating scale (SRRS)?
A
- items vague/ambiguous
- failure to consider impact of event for individual
- failure to distinguish between desirable and undesirable
- accuracy of memory for life events
- causality
3
Q
what are the other life event scales?
A
- life experience survey (LES)
- the PERI life-events scale
- unpleasant events scale (UES)
4
Q
what are other measures to assess stress?
A
physiological measures
- physiological arousal
- biochemical markers in blood/urine
5
Q
what are limitations of physiological measures of stress?
A
- measure itself may induce stress
- influenced by other than stress variables
- expensive
- labour intensive
- time consuming
