ASSESMENT OF HEALTH BEHAVIOUR

DEFINITION

THE ACTION PEOPLE TAKE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR HEALTH STATUS OR STATE, MAINTAIN AN OPTIMUM STATE OF HEALTH ,PREVENT ILLNESS AND INJURY AND REACH THEIR MAXIMUM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL POTENTIAL.

FACTOR INFLUNCING HEALTH BEHAVIOUR

INTERNAL VARIABLES
BIOLOGICAL DIMENSION PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION COGNITIVE DIMENSION

EXTERNAL VARIABLES

GEOGRAPHY ENVIRONMENT STANDARDS OF LIVING FAMILY AND CULTURAL BELIEFS SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS

Perceived susceptibility to Disease/seriousness of / severity disease

MODIFING FACTOR Demographic variables Sociopsycological variable Structural variables Knowledge about disease Or Prior contact with the disease

CUES OF ACTION Mass media Advices Physician Illness of family member or friend Newspaper or magazine

PERCEIVED THREAT TO DISEASE X LIKELIHOOH OF ACTION Perceived benefits of Preventive action

Likelihood of taking Recommended preventive health action

Minus
Perceived barrier of Preventive action

ILLNESS AND DISEASE

ILLNESS IS A HIGHLY PERSONAL STATE IN WHICH THE PERSON PHYSICAL,EMOTIONAL,INTELLECTUALS OCIAL,DEVELOPMENT,SPIRITUAL FUNCTIONING IS THOUGHT TO BE DIMINISED.IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO DISEASE

DISEASE

DISEASE CAN BE DESCRIBE AS AN ALTERATION IN BODY FUNCTIONING REASULTING IN A REDUCTION OF CAPACITIES OR A SHORTENING OF THE NORMAL LIFE SPAN

ILLNESS BEHAVIOUR

ILLNESS BEHAVIOUR IS A COPING MECHANISM,INVOLVE WAYS AS INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBE,MONITOR AND INTERPRET THEIR SYMPTOMS,TAKE REMIDIAL ACTION AND USE THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

FIVE STAGES OF ILLNESS

SYMPTOM EXPERIENCE ASSUMPTION OF THE SICK ROLE MEDICAL CARE CONTACT DEPENDANT CLIENT ROLE RECOVERY OR REBHILITATION

EFFECT OR IMPACT OF ILLNESS

BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL CHANGE IMPACT ON BODY IMAGE IMPACT ON SELF CONCEPT IMPACT ON THE FAMILY

STAGES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES

PRECONTEMPLATION CONTEMPLATION PREPARATION ACTION MAINTENANCE STAGE

FORMS OF BEHAVIOUR

INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR