FoPC 4 - Notes Flashcards

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What is the dictionary definition of “Disabled”?

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Lacking in one or more physical powers such as the ability to walk or coordinate ones movements

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What is the legal definition of “Disabled”?

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The difficulty can be physical, sensory or mental.

A disability that makes it difficult for them to carry out normal day to day activities for more than 12 months

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What are the 3 WHO classifications of disability?

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  1. Body and Structure impairment
  2. Activity Limitation
  3. Participation Restriction
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What is the definition of Body and Structure Impairment?

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Abnormalities of structure, organ or system function (organ level)

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What is the definition of Activity Limitation?

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Changed functional performance and activity by the individual (personal level)

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What is the definition of Participation Limitation?

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Disadvantaged experienced by the individual because of impairments and disabilities

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What are the 2 models of classification of disability?

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  1. Medical

2. Social

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What is contained within the medical model of classifying disability?

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  1. Personal problem

2. Pathology

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What is contained within the social model of classifying disability?

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  1. Societal problem
  2. Limitations are only one of many factors
  3. Concerns about discrimination
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What are the 2 health professional approaches doctors assess disability by? And what is included in them?

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  1. Therapeutic - We change the nature of the disability (via treatment)
  2. Prosthetic - We change the environment (via OT, taxi card etc.)
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What does the personal reaction to the disability depend on?

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  1. The nature of the disability
    .2 The information base of the individual i.e. education/ access to information
  2. The personality of the individual
  3. The coping strategies of the individual
  4. The role of the individual- loss of role, change of role
  5. The mood and emotional reaction of the individual
  6. The reaction of others around them
  7. The support network of the individual
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What are the 3 areas which are affected by a diagnosis of disability?

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  1. Personal
  2. Economic
  3. Social
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What are the 9 most common causes of disability worldwide?

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  1. Congenital
  2. Injury
  3. Communicable disease
  4. Non-communicable disease
  5. Alcohol
  6. Drug - Iatrogenic / Illicit
  7. Tobacco
  8. Mental Illness
  9. Malnutrition
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What are methods of prevention of disability?

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  1. Primary prevention -
    prevention of the cause of the disease (e.g. Genetic research)
  2. Secondary prevention - intervention aimed at early detection and treatment of the disease
  3. Tertiary prevention - reduce the consequences of the disease (Therapeutic and prosthetic approaches)
  4. Primordial - address social / environmental circumstances that predispose you to the disease in society
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What are the different screening criteria’s?

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  1. Wilson’s Criteria

2. Jugner Criteria

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What are the criteria’s made up of?

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  1. Knowledge of the disease
  2. Knowledge of the test
  3. Treatment of the disease
  4. Cost considerations
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What considerations for knowledge of the disease are made, for the screening criteria’s?

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  1. The condition should be important
  2. There must be a recognizable latent / early symptomatic stage
  3. The natural course of the condition, including development from latent to declared disease, should be adequately understood.
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What considerations for knowledge of the test are made, for the screening criteria’s?

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  1. Suitable test or examination.
  2. Test acceptable to population.
  3. Case finding should be continuous (not just a ‘once and for all’ project).
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What considerations for treatment of the disease are made, for the screening criteria’s?

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  1. Accepted treatment for patients with recognized disease.
  2. Facilities for diagnosis and treatment available.
  3. Agreed policy concerning whom to treat as patients.
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Why is cost consideration included in the screening criteria?

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Costs of case finding (including diagnosis and treatment of patients diagnosed) economically balanced in relation to possible expenditures on medical care as a whole