SDOH Flashcards
define CODE Status
when is this discussed
Code Status refers to the decision a person makes regarding the level of resuscitation and intubation while in the hospital. Should their heart or lungs stop working, what would they want.
_At time of admission to the hospita_l, we must ask a patient what are their preferences. Their preference becomes and order in the her
ACP discussions prior to the last 30 days of a oncology patient’s life are associated with:
Lower ICU admissions.
Lower invasive treatments, & rates of chemotherapy
- Use of Radiation and chemo at end-of-life can compromise quality and induce suffering.
↓ psychosocial stress for patient and loved ones.
define
Advance Directives (aka Living Wills
Advance directive re written legal instruction regarding your preferences for medical care at end-of-life should you not be able to make the decisions yourself
- The AD will guide medical team and family should you become terminally ill, seriously injured, coma, brain damage
Topics in ADs include:
- Dialysis or Intubation
- Resuscitation (CPR)
- Antibiotics or antiretroviral meds
- Tube Feeding
- Hydration
- Organ and Tissue donation
define Power of Attorney
is a type of AD in which you name a surrogate decision maker.
- AKA Health Care Proxy or Durable Power of Attorney
define MOLST form
Medical or Physician orders for life sustaining treatments
- Consolidates and standardized the important AD information onto a single form
↑ likelihood that a patient’s wishes will be honored throughout the health care system.
Additional inclusions on MOLST
Do not hospitalize
Do not admit to hospital
Pain Management
In United States NO ACP means …??
Do Everything!
- By doing everything, this means patients may undergo CPR, intubation, surgical procedures, ICU admissions.
- ICU admissions and invasive procedures ↓ overall QOL. And prolong suffering.
having no ACP has what effects?
- Negative effects on caregiver’s mental health.
- Reduce QOL is expected when no ACP occurs therefore it is important to determine what is QOL
mental health of caregivers
aggressive care
ICU deaths VS Hospice deaths
At 6-months post-mortem, more aggressive care of loved ones = higher rates of depression.
ICU and Acute care deaths correlated with higher incidence of psychiatric illnesses VS loved one’s died in hospice.
Caregivers had more regrets
Define SDOH
“the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age….
- Shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national and local levels”
A single factor does not determine a health outcome; rather, there are a number of physical, social, behavioral, environmental factors to consider.
list exampls of SDOH
- Income
- Education
- Culture
- Race
- Racism and Discrimination
- Neighborhood
- Occupation
How are Healthcare Leaders Addressing SDOH
Accountable Care Act
Moving healthcare from fee for service –> outcome-based compensation
Expanded healthcare access
Paradigm shift toward population health–> leaders are now aware that SDOH have a greater impact on population health.
- Spending towards social services rather than healthcare may improve the overall population health.
define health disparities
•Differences that exist among specific population groups in the United States in the attainment of full health potential that can be measures by differences in incidence, prevalence, mortality, burden of disease and other health conditions”
define
HEALTH DISPARITY VS HEALTH INEQUITY
Disparity- Difference in the presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to health care between populations
Inequity - Unfair, systematic and socially produced injustices that are rooted in social arrangements that disadvantage some groups in the population more than others
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