Intro to Health - Week 1

Question 1

What are the 9 principals of screening?

Answer 1

1. important
2. treatment option
3. dx and tx facilities available
4. latent stage of dz
5. test or exam for this condition
6. society access testing means
7. natural hx understood
8. Policy on who to treat
9. balance of cost to all medical cost

Question 2

What is a grade A for USPSTF?

Answer 2

OFFER, substantial benefit

Question 3

What is a grade B for USPSTF?

Answer 3

OFFER, moderate to substantial benefit

Question 4

What is grade C for USPSTF?

Answer 4

offer to select pts (high risk), small benefit

Question 5

What is grade D for USPSTF?

Answer 5

NO NOT OFFER, no benefit, possible harm, lack of statistics for helping dz, false +/- high, low number of individuals with dz

Question 6

What are examples of grade D USPSTF?

Answer 6

breast exams, ovarian cancer, genital herpes, hemochromatosis, testicular cancer

Question 7

What is a grade I for USPSTF?

Answer 7

no evidence for benefit vs harm, talk to pt

Question 8

What is the ultimate goal of healthy people 2020?

Answer 8

improve quality and quantitiy of life in US

Question 9

What is primary prevention?

Answer 9

eliminate risk factor

Question 10

What are examples of primary prevention?

Answer 10

stop smoking, get vaccinated, increase exercise

Question 11

What is secondary prevention?

Answer 11

detect disease early

Question 12

Waht are examples of secondary prevention?

Answer 12

pap smear, mammogram

Question 13

What is tertiary prevention?

Answer 13

limit or soften disease impact?

Question 14

What are tertiary prevention examples?

Answer 14

cardiac rehab, depression support

Question 15

“the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions” and “as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.”

Answer 15

Health promotion

Question 16

What is the stages of change called?

Answer 16

transtheoretical model

Question 17

What are the stages of change?

Answer 17

pre-contemplation –> contemplation –> preparation –> action –> maintenance –> relapse

Question 18

active modification of behavior

Answer 18

action

Question 19

fall back to old patterns and behaviors

Answer 19

relapse

Question 20

no intention on changing behavior

Answer 20

pre-contemplation

Question 21

intent on taking action to address theh problem

Answer 21

preparation

Question 22

sustained change, new behavior replaces old

Answer 22

maintanence

Question 23

aware of problem exists but with no committment to action

Answer 23

contemplation

Question 24

each time a person goes through cycle, they learn and grow stronger

Answer 24

upward spiral

Question 25

How do you help a pt in precontemplation?

Answer 25

give simple piece of advice to quit
avoid arguing or trying to convince pt
avoid judgement and condemnation
show compassion
motivational interviewing

Question 26

How do you help a pt that is in preparation stage?

Answer 26

previous attempts?
positive reinforcement of changes
discuss and address barriers
heap on praise

Question 27

How do you help pt in relapse stage?

Answer 27

how did they maintain
give encouragement
realistic goals to meet
be positive and supportive