Patient and Public Involvement in Healthcare Flashcards
List 7 roles that patients play in their own healthcare.
1 - Self-diagnosing and treating minor conditions.
2 - Selecting the most appropriate treatment for acute conditions in partnership with healthcare professionals.
3 - Managing treatments and taking medications appropriately.
4 - Monitoring symptoms and the effects of treatment.
5 - Being aware of safety issues and reporting them.
6 - Learning to manage the symptoms of chronic disease.
7 - Adopting healthy behaviours to prevent the occurrence and recurrence of disease.
Define health literacy.
The ability to make sound health decisions in the context of everyday life, including at home, in the community, at the workplace, in the healthcare system, in the marketplace and in the political arena.
List 3 skills on which health literacy is founded.
1 - Functional skills.
2 - Interactive skills.
3 - Critical skills.
List 3 objectives of health literacy interventions.
1 - To provide information and education.
2 - To encourage appropriate and effective use of healthcare resources.
3 - To tackle health inequalities.
What is the objective of self-management support?
To enable patients to:
1 - Manage their illness medically, e.g. by taking medication or adhering to a diet.
2 - Carry our out normal roles and activities.
3 - Manage the emotional effects of their illness.
Define self-efficacy.
An individual’s belief in their capacity to learn and perform a behaviour.
List 10 abilities that healthcare professionals should develop to foster a culture of partnership between themselves and patients.
1 - The ability to understand the patient perspective.
2 - The ability to guide patients to sources of information on healthcare.
3 - The ability to educate patients about protecting their health and preventing the occurrence and recurrence of disease.
4 - The ability to elicit and take into account a patient’s preference.
5 - The ability to communicate information on risk and probability.
6 - The ability to share treatment decisions.
7 - The ability to Provide support for self-care.
8 - The ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
9 - The ability to use new technology to assist patients in becoming more engaged in their health.
10 - The ability to manage time effectively, to make this all possible.
What is the aim of the Health and Social Care Act 2012?
Give an example of how this aim is fulfilled.
- Putting clinicians at the centre of commissioning, freeing up providers to innovate and strengthening the collective voice of the patient.
- Commissioning groups will have to consult the public on their annual commissioning
plans and involve them in any changes that affect patient services.
What is Healthwatch England?
An organisation established as a result of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 which communicates the public’s views on healthcare to those in charge.
