Health Promotion & Wellness: ch 5
Terms
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TERMS:
Define Health: - Ability to live and func effectively in soc and to be self efficient to the max
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TERMS:
Define Wellness: - Adopting lifestyles that perpetuate health (health promotion)
- Goal writing for wellness, focuses on what types of functions and outcomes?
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1. to prevent progression of disease/death
2. to maintain indep/autonomy
3. to improve quality of life - What 2 dysfunctions cause Disuse Syndrome?
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1. sedentary living
2. hypokinesia is the cause of 50% of chronic and debilitating conditions -
PREVENTION STRATEGIES:
What are the 3 types of prevention strategies? -
primary prevention
secondayr prevention
tertiary prevention - What does primary prevention focus on?
- a more PREVENTATIVE approach: reduce risk of disease before it happen
- What does secondary prevention focus on?
- An IMPROVEMENT and MAINTENANCE approach: those with minimal symptomatic diseases to improve outcomes and maintain health
- What does tertiary prevention focus on?
- A PREVENTATIVE approach: to prevent progression of already existing conditions
- What can the COTA do in primary prevention situations?
- COTA's help facilitate lifestyle changes, i.e. fall prevention, ex prgms
- What can the COTA do in secondary prevention situations?
- COTA can encourage annual exams, monitor performance ADLs
- What can the COTA do in tertiary prevention situations?
- COTA can educate in jnt protection, energy conservation, work simplification tech's
- What are some of the goals of a wellness program
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1. awareness of the positive effects of wellness on health at any age
2. awareness of sensory aging chgs
3. ed on nutrition and the impacts on health
4. improve decision-making skills
5. encourage self-resp for health
6. encourage indep (get out of the house)
7.Maximize positive focus
8. awareness of behaviors that inhibit health
9. encourage indep in self care - Possible topics in Wellness program
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1. nutrition
2. exercise
3. plan health screens
4. smoking cessation
5. explore interests
6. relaxation
7. stress and effects on the heart
8. resp for own health
9. safety