Unit 1

Question 1

The 4W’s of a Health History and Assessment are:
_______, __________, _______, _________

Answer 1

What, why, when, where

Question 2

________ is a health history and assessment and what are the components that are included?

Answer 2

What

Question 3

_________ do we as MT’s do an assessment of our patients?

Answer 3

Why

Question 4

____ should an assessment be done?

Answer 4

When

Question 5

______ should the assessment take place?

Answer 5

Where

Question 6

WHAT:
The definition of ________ is the process of gathering and analysing information about a patient for summarization of that patient’s health status.

Answer 6

Assessment

Question 7

WHAT:
Information or data is collected through 3 different methods - _______, _______, ______

Answer 7

Observing, Interviewing, Examining

Question 8

When information is gathered from the patient alone, it is called _______ ______

Answer 8

Primary Data

Question 9

In case where a patient is not able to communicate a problem fully himself, and other information is obtained from someone else (i.e. a daughter in the case of an elderly patient) are used to collect information, this is referred to as _______ ______.

Answer 9

Secondary Data

Question 10

_____ data is made up solely of information given by a patient-only known or felt by the patient. It is the patient’s perception (i.e. My shoulders feel very sore).

Answer 10

Subjective

Question 11

Things that can be observed or measure is known as ___________ data (i.e. A therapist was to note that the patient had 20% of lateral flexion of his neck)

Answer 11

Objective

Question 12

When patients come for specific treatment therapies, they are seeking relaxation massage. The assessment conducted for these patients will include __________________________, including _____________ data, continuing with a general _____ to _______ assessment.

Answer 12

a survey of any pertinent; biographical; head; toe

Question 13

WHY: An assessment is performed for the _______ benefit and secondly, an assessment is performed for the _________ benefit. Note that neither reason is more important than the other.

Answer 13

patient’s; therapist’s (vice versa)

Question 14

An assessment becomes the basis for the recognition of problems that currently or will potentially interfere with the patient’s well-being if they are to receive a massage. It is therefore for the patient’s own _________ that an assessment be performed.

Answer 14

SAFETY

Question 15

Reasons why conducting an assessment is beneficial for a therapist:

1. A plan for _______ cannot be developed if an ________ has not been initially performed.

Answer 15

treatment; assessment

Question 16

2. Doing an assessment demonstrates _____ and ________ professional responsibility. Massaging patients without assessing their health status could leave the therapist ____ and _________ to legal problems.

Answer 16

legal; professional
open and vulnerable

Question 17

WHEN:
_____ patients should be assessed on the initial meeting. The assessment literally starts from the minute they walk in the office and the therapist greets them. The therapist should at the _______ appointment conduct a thorough _________ including their health history and examination. The assessment is then ongoing, that is, during the initial massage and then during each successive meeting in which the patient comes for massage. Assessing the massage patient is a __________ process.

Answer 17

ALL; first; general assessment; continuous

Question 18

WHERE:
When seeking personal information from any patient the therapist must always respect the patient’s need for _____. An assessment interview and examination must be performed in a place with adequate _______ and free from interruptions. The patient must feel comfortable as possible. The room should have ______ lighting and should be free from excessive ______ and activity.

Answer 18

privacy; privacy; good; noise