health behaviours

Question 1

what is health literacy 4 points

Answer 1

• Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services
• needed to make appropriate health decisions, including accessing/navigating the health care system
• is linked to literacy and entails people’s knowledge, motivation and competences to access, understand, appraise and apply health information in order to make judgements
• and take decisions in every-day life concerning health care, disease prevention and health promotion to maintain or improve quality of life during the life course.

Question 2

3 patient behaviours

Answer 2

Health promotion activities: whether people look after themselves to maintain health
Health prevention activities: whether people access diagnostic services to predict ill health
Health protection activities: whether people improve their health when diagnosed with illness

Question 3

3 examples of health literacy

Answer 3

Navigate the healthcare system, including filling out complex forms and locating services
Engage in self-care and chronic-disease management
Understand mathematical concepts such as probability and risk

Question 4

8 med skills

Answer 4

Measuring medicines
Reading dose instructions
Counting tablets/capsules
Tracking amount of medicines left and asking for repeats
Using clocks/calendars to set time/day
Watching for side-effects and seek help if needed
Taking action for missed doses if needed
Understanding warning labels

Question 5

6 effects of low literacy

Answer 5

• More likely to report health as being poor
• Negative psychological effects of stigma and shame
• Higher cost to healthcare system
• Increase in preventable hospital visits and admissions, higher rate of hospitalization and use of emergency services
• Increase in likelihood of having chronic conditions and being less able to manage them
• Higher fraction skipping important preventative measures

Question 6

6 ppl to have low literacy

Answer 6

ethnic minority
older adults
people with low income]people who are ill
non-native English speakers
people who leave school early

Question 7

3 ways to Improve health literacy

Answer 7

• Use plain language
• Use ‘teach-back’
• Use pictures, illustrations or visual models to illustrate a procedure