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Kozier and Erb Chapter 17
Health, Wellness, and Illness
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Health Care
Undergraduate 2
09/03/2008

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Health 

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  • a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
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Wellness 

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  • A state of well-being
  • Seven components: Physical, Social, Emotional, Intellectual, Spiritual, Occupational, and Environmental.
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Models of Health 

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  • Clinical Model
  • Role and Performance Model
  • Adaptive Model
  • Eudemonistic Model
  • Agent-Host-Environmen Model
  • Health-Illness Model
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Clinical Model 

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  • People are viewed as physiologic systems with related functions, and health is identified by the absence of signs and symptomsof disease or injury
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Role Performance Model 

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  • Health is defined in terms of the individual's ability to fulfill societal roles
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Adaptive Model

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  • Health is a creative process.
  • Disease is a failure in adaptation, or maladaptation.
  • Focus is stability.
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 Eudemonistic Model

 

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  • Health is seen as a condition of actualization or realization of a person's potential.
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 Agent-Host-Environment Model

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  • Used primarily in predicting illness rather than promoting wellness.
  • Three interactive dynamic elements
    •  A. Agent - Any environmental factor or stressor that by its presence or absence can lead to illness or disease.  
    •  B. Host - Person(s) who may or may not be at risk.
    •  C. Enviroment-
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Health-Illness Continua 

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  • Used to measure a person's perceived level of wellness.
  • Health vs disease/illness on a continuum
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Dunn's High-Level Wellness Grid 

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  • Four quadrant; Environmental Y axis; Health X axis.
  • Q-1: Protectedpoor health
  • Q-2: High-level wellness
  • Q-3: Emergent high-level wellness
  • Q-4: Poor health in an unfavorable environment
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Travis's Illness-Wellness Continuum 

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  • Ranges from high-level wellness to premature death.
  • Right movement = increased health/well-being
  • Right steps: (a) awareness (b) education (c) growth 
  • Left movement = decreased health/well-being
  • Left steps: (a) Signs (b) Symptoms (c) Disability
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Internal Variables 

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  • 1. Biological
  • 2. Psychologic
  • 3. Cognitive
  • Nonmodifiable
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Biological Dimension 

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  •  Genetic makeup
  •  Gender
  •  Age
  •  Developmental

 

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Psychological dimension 

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  • Mind-body interactions
  • Self-concept
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Cognitive Dimension  

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  • Lifestyle choices
  • Spiritual/Religious beliefs 
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External Variables

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  • Environment
  • Standards of living
  • Family and Cultural beliefs
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Locus of control

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  • A concept from social learning theory that nurses can use to determine whether clients are likely to take action regarding health, that is, whether clients believe that their health status is under their own or others' influence (internals believe they do; externals do not).
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Rosenstock's and Becker's Health Belief Models 

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  • Intended to predict which individual would or would not use preventative measures.
  • Several components: Individual perceptions, modifying factors, and likelihood of action.
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Adherence 

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  • the extent to which an individua's behavior coincides with medical or health advice.
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etiology 

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  • the causation of a disease
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