Module 5 - Healthy living across the life span: Adulthood Flashcards
What are the four guiding principles of motivational interviewing?
R – resist the urge to change the individual’s course of action through didactic means
U – understand it’s the individual’s reasons for change, not those of the practitioner, that will elicit a change in behaviour
L – listening is important; the solutions lie within the individual, not the practitioner
E – empower the individual to understand that they have the ability to change their behaviour
How does the World Health Organization define health education?
Health education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.
How does the World Health Organization define health promotion?
A process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behaviour towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.
What is the main focus of social marketing?
Creating and sustaining behaviour change.
How long does someone have an illness for it to be diagnosed as chronic?
6 months.
People who are diagnosed with one or more types of chronic conditions are at risk often have what 3 things?
- Complex health needs,
- poorer quality of life
- Die prematurely.
In 2017 -18 what percentage of Australians had one or more chronic condition?
47%
TRUE or FALSE.
38% of Australia’s disease burden was preventable and due to modifiable risk factors.
TRUE.
In 2015, what were the leading five risk factors contributing to total burden ?
- tobacco use
- overweight and obesity
- all dietary risks (poor nutrition)
- high blood pressure
- high blood plasma glucose (including diabetes)
What are behavioural risk factors?
Risk factors that individuals have the most ability to modify, such as diet, tobacco smoking and drinking alcohol.
What are Biomedical risk factors?
Bodily states that carry relatively direct and specific risks for health. Some of these include overweight and obesity and high blood pressure which are often influenced by health behaviours.
What is the leading underlying cause of death in Australia?
Coronary Heart Disease.
After coronary heart disease, what are the other 4 leading causes of death in Australia?
- Dementia and Alzheimers
- Cerebrovascular disease (diseases that affect the blood vessels and blood supply to the brain)
- Lung cancer
- COPD
What is Coronary Heart Disease?
It occurs when there is a blockage in the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle
What are the two clinical forms of coronary heart disease?
Heart attack and angina.
What are the risk factors of CHD that you can’t change?
- age
- gender
- ethnic background
- family history
People with what origins have a higher risk of coronary heart disease?
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- People from the Indian sub-continent.
What risk factors of Coronary Heart Disease can you modify?
- smoking,
- high cholesterol
- high blood pressure
- diabetes
- being active
- being overweight
- unhealthy diet
- depression
- social isolation
Overweight and obesity is a major risk factor to what conditions?
Name 5.
- cardiovascular disease
- type 2 diabetes
- high blood pressure
- sleep apnoea
- psychological issues
- musculoskeletal conditions
- some cancers
What is the Body Mass Index?
Body Mass Index (BMI) is an internationally recognised standard for classifying overweight and obesity in adults.
How is BMI calculated?
BMI is calculated by dividing a person’s weight in kilograms by the square of their height in metres.
What is another method to assess risk of developing obesity-related chronic diseases?
Waist circumference
What is a eating disorder?
Eating disorders are a group of mental illnesses typically characterised by problems associated with body weight control, and a severe concern with body weight or shape. Disordered eating behaviours may include overeating or insufficient food intake.
What are the four types of commly recognised eating disorders?
- Anorexia nervosa,
- Bulimia Nervosa,
- Binge Eating disorder,
- Other specified feeding or eating disorders.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Characterised by the persistent restriction of food and water intake, intense fear of gaining weight and disturbance in self-perceived weight or body shape
What is bulimia nervosa?
Characterised by repeated binge-eating episodes followed by compensatory behaviours like self-induced vomiting or laxative misuse
What is binge eating?
Characterised by repeated episodes of binge-eating, often with a sense of loss of control while eating
What is the glycaemic index?
The glycemic index or GI ranks carbohydrates according to their effect on blood glucose levels.
The _________ the GI, the slower the rise in blood glucose levels will be when the food is consumed.
LOWER
What is the GI of Low GI foods>
< 55.
What is the GI of intermediate GI foods?
Between 55 and 70.
High GI foods are foods with a GI higher than what?
70
What are the two types of cholesterol?
LDL and HDL.