L3: Determinants of health needs Flashcards
4 types of health needs
- normative
- felt
- expressed
- comparative
Normative Health Need
objective needs suggested by health professional
Felt Health Need
Health needs identified by clients themselves
Expressed Health Needs
When felt needs become a demand
Comparative Health Need
lacking when compared to others
3 approach to health need assessment
- epidemiological
- Comparaitive
- Corporative
Approache to Health Need Assessment: Epidemiological
prevalence/ incidence/ morbidity/ mortality rate of a disease
clinical & cost effectiveness of the intervention
nature & size of a health issue
Approach to Health Need Assessment: Comprative
Compare to other countries/ national benchmark to see if health inequalities
Approach to Health Need Assessment: Corporative
From different stakeholders’ pov
Health inequity
avoidable difference in health status
Health inequalities
Unavoidable difference in health status
Health Disparity
Socially produced avoidable difference in health status
Social Justice
resources should be allocated based on individual’s need
no unfairness due to race, gender, social economic status
4 steps of health needs assessment
- decide scope of assessment
- gather data
- analyze
- report findings
Health need assessment step 1
- work with related stakeholders
- decide target group: by characteristics, health determinants, health status
- decide what info is needed
Health need assessment step 2
Primary & secondary data
Health need assessment step 2: primary data methods
- focus group
- delphin technique
- photovoice
- questionnaires/ survey
- key informant interviews
Health need assessment step 2: primary data method: delphin technique
- gather a group of experts online
- ask an open-ended q
- summarize their opinion anonymously
- ask their opinion on the summary
- repeat
Health need assessment step 2: primary data methods: questionnaire/ survey
collect quantified data online/ face to face/ telephone
may not be valid
Health need assessment step 2: primary data methods: focus group
gather group of 6-12 people for discussion about opinion & values
Health need assessment step 2: primary data methods: photovoice
describe photo that can express their meanings/ opinoins of a topic
Health need assessment step 2: primary data
oiginal data collcted for a specific data
Health need assessment step 2: secondary data
data collected by others for other purposes
Health need assessment step 2: primary data methods: key informant interview
interview individuals that can provide important & special information to a health issue
