Models of care - Primary health care Flashcards
Who runs rural and remote health services? (select all that apply)
A. State health departments
B. Private corporations
C. Churches
D. Charities
E. Industry
F. Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
G. All of the above
G. All of the above.
What defines who runs rural health services?
A. Local, State and Federal government rules and regulations.
B. How long it takes to travel to a metropolitan area.
C. Size, location, service gaps, community need and community engagement.
D. How much money a community has.
C. Size, location, service gaps, community need and community engagement.
What causes access difficulties?
A. Distance, time, cost, and transport
B. Whether a healthcare service has ramps
C. The values and beliefs of the person
D. All of the above.
A. Distance, time, cost and transport are all access difficulties.
True or false: Shortages and uneven distribution of healthcare facilities and practitioners is a main impacting factor on service delivery in remote areas?
True
People living in outer regional and remote areas are:
A. Just as likely to travel over one hour to see a GP as those in major cities.
B. Twice as likely to travel over one hour to see a GP as those in major cities.
C. Three times as likely to travel over one hour to see a GP as those in major cities.
D. Four times as likely to travel over one hour to see a GP as those in major cities.
D. People living in outer regional and remote areas are four times as as likely to travel over one hour to see a GP as those in major cities.
True or false: Isolation of communities does not impact on service delivery?
False, it is one of the main factors impacting on service delivery.
Primary health care is:
A. Appropriate, accessible, scientifically sound first level care provided by health services and systems with a suitably trained workforce comprised of multi-disciplinary teams.
B. Supported by a referral system that prioritises need and addresses health inequalities.
C. A model of care that maximises community and individual self-reliance, participation and control and involves multisectoral collaboration.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above
True or false, primary health care includes health promotion, illness prevention and treatment and care of the sick?
True
True or false: Primary health care does not include community development, advocacy and rehabilitation?
False
Why do rural communities need alternative models of care?
A. Many communities are not big enough to support too many services.
B. People don’t trust the government
C. Because they live a long way from the city
D. There are no hospitals in remote towns.
A. Many communities are not big enough to support too many services.
Why do rural communities need alternative models of care?
A. Some communities have appropriate services.
B. Current delivery has limited capacity in ensuring continuity of care.
C. Existing services recognise health outcomes.
D. Services monitor the health outcomes of service delivery adequately.
B. Current delivery has limited capacity in ensuring continuity of care.
True or false: Existing services in rural areas often fail to recognise the need for intersectoral links and often don’t monitor the health outcomes of service delivery .
True
Which model of health has an individual focus?
Medical Model
Which model of care is treatment oriented?
Medical model
Which model of care is population focused?
Primary Health Care model
