MODULE 3 IMPACT OF ILLNESS ON THE FAMILY Flashcards
INFLUENCE OF THE FAMILY ON HEALTH
- Genetics 2. Source of information 3. Financier/Decision-makers 4. Support group 5. Cause of Illness 6. Role models
How to investigate illness
- Explore health beliefs
- Explore perceptions
- Ask about prior experiences and concerns
Traditional illness trajectories
Person gets sick
Consult a doctor
Given prescription
Sent home
normal course of how a family reacts to illnesses
FIT
reaction to diagnosis
Impact phase
anticipate problems help with coping and adapting mechanisms
Impact phase
(+) start of symptoms prior to consulting a health care provider
Onset of illness
explain nature of illness
Impact phase
most challenging, and yet most rewarding part of medical practice
Therapeutic effort
factors affecting health seeking behavior
- beliefs
oo2. nature of onset
explore possible inappropriate health beliefs
Impact phase
offer possible treatment plans
Impact phase
FIT, determine appropriateness of health behaviors
OoI
FIT, explore aspects of the disease and illness
Onset of illness
Anticipate pathologic responses
Therapeutic effort
explore anxiety of patients
Onset of illness
Provide information to the family
Therapeutic effort
return from hospital or major therapy
Recovery phase
Deal with immediate effects of trauma
Recovery phase
early adjustment to outcome
Recovery phase
high emotions ▪ (+) difficulty adjusting to stress
Acute illness
family’s adjustment to crisis
Adjustment to permanency of the outcome
occurs when there is permanent disability
Adjustment to permanency of the outcome
higher incidence of illness in other family members
Chronic illness
highly emotional and potentially devastating
Terminal illness
