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18 Cards in this Set
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Acute illness
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is typically characterized by symptoms of relatively short duration.
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Adherence
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is the extent to which an individual's behavior (for ex: taking meds, following diet, or making lifestyle changes) coincides with medical or health advice.
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chronic illness
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lasts for an extended period, usually 6 months or longer, and often for the person's life.
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Disease
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can be described as an alteration in body functions resulting in a reduction of capacities or shortening of the normal life span.
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Etiology
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includes the identification of all causal factors that act together to bring about the particular disease.
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Exacerbation
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when symptom reappears.
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Health
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In 2004, the ANA also stated that _' was "An experience that is often expressed in terms of wellness and illness, and may occur in the presence or absence of disease or injury.
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health behaviors
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the actions people take to understand their health state, maintain an optimal state of health, prevent illness and injury, and reach their maximum physical and mental potential. (eating wisely, exercising, paying attention to signs of illness, following treatment advice, avoiding known health hazards such as smoking)
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Health beliefs
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concepts about health that an individual believes are true. such beliefs may or may not be founded on fact.
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Health status
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state of health of an individual at a given time. A report of health status may include anxiety, depression, or acute illness and thus describe the individual's problem in general.
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Illness
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is a highly personal state in which the person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is though to be diminished.
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Illness behavior
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a coping mechanism, involves ways individuals describe, monitor, and interpret their symptoms, take remedial actions, and use the health care system.
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lifestyle
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refers to a person's general way of living, including living conditions and individual patterns of behavior that are influenced by sociocultural factors and personal characteristics.
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locus of control (LOC)
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is 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' control. (people who believe that their health is self-determined-are called "intervals". By contrast, people who believe their health is largely controlled by outside forces are referred to as "externals". )
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remission
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when symptom disappears.
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Risk factors
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Practices that have potentially negative effects on health
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well-being
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"is a subjective perception of vitality and feeling well...can be described objectively, experienced, and measured...and can be plotted on a continum"
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Wellness
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is a state of well-being. Aspects include: self-responsibility; an ultimate goal; a dynamic, growing process; daily decision making in the areas of nutrition, stress, management, physical fitness, preventive health care, and emotional health; and the whole being of the individual.
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