Inequalities Holistics Week 2 Flashcards
Define health literacy
Is the ability to access understand and use information and service to make health related decisions and take actions
And issue a system understanding the complexity of the health care system
What is the impact of low health literacy
More likely to ave unhealthy lifestyle- obese
Less likely to make informed healthy lifestyle choices and engage in preventative programmes-smoking (stress relief)
Higher level of illness and preventable premature mortality
Less able to manage long term conditions- can’t afford medication
Less likely to adhere to medication regime’s - may have to take lots of medication
Define health inequalities
Avoidable unfair and systematic differences in health between different groups of people
What do health inequalities include
Life expectancy - health status so poor may have higher chance of a low life expectancy
Access to care- if in rural places or in council state houses( moody housing may not be prioritises)
Patient satisfaction so there experiences and the quality of Care provided - more disatisfaction
Behavioural risks- smoking
Wider determinants -quality of housing-mold, pollution, diet availability
If factory worker employer may not give time for employee to go to GP
What are the social determinants of health inequality
Condition of environment- live, work,play worship ,age
Neighbourhood - pollution, pharmacy availability, private chiropractors
Economic stability
Education quality and access
Health care quality and access
Social and community context- refuse to believe stuff, Muslims- purity culture, Jewish- 40% likely to have breast cancer , mental health perception
Define chronic health conditions
Conditions which there is no cure which are managed through drugs and treatments
Define acute health conditions
Illness for a short duration
Minor or serious
Minor include common problems - skin rashes
Major- may present as a problem of an underlying chronic illness - diabetic coma
What is person centred care
Care focused on the needs of individuals
Consider peoples preference, needs and values
Health and well being outcomes need to be co produced
Provide care which is respectful and responsive to individuals - s=costs less
Due to patients being satisfied and involved so wont make another appointment
State the approaches to person centred care
Values - peoples beliefs- religion, gestures
Core communication and relationship building
Conversation to engage with people
Conversation to an able and support people- point people towards relative services
Conversations with people to manage complexity and risk
Why is person centred care important
Supporting patients it’s long term health condition and improve clinical outcomes
If there’s a collaborative role in managing health it means less people using emergency services
Patients more likely to follow plans and take medication
Boost staff morale and people satisfied with care
What is active sign posting
Is listening to individuals concerns and directing them to support
Health inequality definition
Measurable differences in health status or IN the distribution of health resources between different population groups, arising from the social conditions in which people are born, grow, live, age.
Lack of resources- private chiropractors, private health care, lack of pharmacies, housing, sport clubs
Health literacy - personal characteristics and social resources needed for individual communities to access, understand, appraise and use information
What is meant by social resources and understand and appraise
Social- peoples education, if illiterate, age, income
May preserve health standards differently
People with or literacy may look for health aid later then people with good health literacy
Understand and appraise - able to tell if info is accurate from a reliable source - normally get this from parents, social media
Who is inequality between
Socio-economic -income, housing, clubs,GYM, pharmacy
Geography- rural,pollution , mold
Socially excluded groups- lower class, addicts,homeless, immigrants and refugees, disabled
What does intersectional experience mean
People experience different combination of the inequality factors
