intro terms Flashcards
key components of patient history
demographics
medical history
history of current conditions/chief complaint
activity limitations and participation restrictions
social support
environment
ask if they have any additional questions or concerns
demographics
name age DOB gender (and pronoun) primary language occupation/societal role referral source (if app) learning style
must ask medical history questions
individual: cancer, diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, surgical history, hospitalizations, heart problems
family: cancer, diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, heart problems
medication:
dosage, non prescription
S.I.N.S.S.
severity irritability nature stage stability
ADLs and IADLs
activities of daily living
and instrumental activities of daily living
social support
does anyone live with them
environment
describe work/home/school environment how do they get to work/school difficulties accessing home? do they feel safe getting around the house are there stairs or rugs in the house
nice to know information
patients expectations
patients understanding of role of PT
anything else they want the PT to know
if they have pain everywhere and illogical patterns and areas
narrow it down to what hurts the most first
figure out the source/first ailment
is there something in their environment that is causing all of these issues
are they exaggerating
patients are more likely to do their home exercises when
they have a connection with the PT and feel like they are personally/personably known
diagnose
80% of information to identify source of symptoms
intervene
improves ability to accurately hypothesize and plan appropriate interventions
satisfaction
greater value on caring that curing
adherence
greater with clinicians who education patients
greater when paint and provider have mutual expectations
