Lecture: Health and Wellness Flashcards
Define Healthy People 2020.
Health improvement goals and objectives to be reached by the year 2020; longer/higher quality lives, health equity across all groups, healthy social/physical environments, healthy behaviors/development across all life stages
Define illness behavior.
Different attitudes cause people to react in different ways to illness or to the illness of a family member
Define health.
WHO: A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
ANA: The protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness/injury; alleviation of suffering; advocacy in care
What is the focus of Rosenstoch’s health belief model?
The relationship between a person’s beliefs and behaviors
What are the main concepts of Lipton’s health model?
Lifestyle/nutrition, emotions and environment influences health and wellness; self empowerment rather than health victims
What are the three areas of focus for Pender’s health promotion model?
Individual characteristics and experiences, behavior specific knowledge and affect, and behavioral outcomes
Define primary prevention.
Preventing disease or dysfunction before it occurs (ex: health education programs, immunizations, physical fitness activities)
Define secondary prevention.
Early diagnosis and prompt treatment to prevent further complications
Define tertiary prevention.
Prevention of long-term effects of disease or disability; focuses more on rehabilitation rather than diagnosis and treatment
What are three factors that affect preventative care?
Health belief models, seriousness of the illness, likelihood that the individual will take preventative action
State Maslow’s hierarchy of care in the order that needs should be met.
Physiological needs, safety and security, love and belonging, self-esteem, self-actualization
What are the internal variables that affect health beliefs?
Developmental stage, intellectual background, perception, emotional factors, spiritual factors
What are the external factors that affect health beliefs?
Family practices, cultural background, socioeconomic factors
What are the stages of the transtheoretical model of change?
Precontemplation (no intention of change), contemplation (considering a change within the next 6 mo), preparation (making small changes), action (actively engaging in strategies to change behavior), maintenance stage (maintaining a changed behavior)
About how long does it take for a health change?
6 months
