The document summarizes a research study that evaluated the impact of therapeutic interventions on 170 patients referred to three community mental health centers in Gaza. Patients completed an assessment scale at their first, second, and third visits to measure capabilities and efficiency across eight domains. Statistical analysis found a significant increase in patients' personal and daily capacities after the second visit compared to the first. All scale items also showed significant improvements between the first and third visits, indicating that the therapeutic process helped increase clients' abilities. The study concludes the therapeutic services provided by the centers were effective in improving patients' functioning after multiple visits.
India's Healthcare in a Globalised World: Healthcare Workers’ and Patients’ V...SLDIndia
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Society for Labour and Development
http://www.sldindia.org/
This document provides a framework to guide recovery-oriented practice in the Victorian specialist mental health system. It defines key terms like recovery and recovery-oriented practice. It outlines that the framework was developed through a policy analysis, literature review, and consultation with an advisory committee. The literature review identified important aspects of recovery-oriented practice at both the organizational and individual practitioner levels. The framework is structured around nine domains of recovery-oriented practice to align the work of the mental health workforce with recovery principles.
Medical Governance, Health Policy, and Health Sector Reform in the PhilippinesAlbert Domingo
Suggested citation:
Domingo, Albert Francis E. "Medical Governance, Health Policy, and Health Sector Reform in the Philippines.” De La Salle Health Sciences Institute (DLSHSI). DLSHSI College of Medicine, Dasmarinas, Cavite. 27 Jun. 2014. Lecture.
There are several ethical issues related to allocating scarce health care resources. Different ethical frameworks provide approaches for prioritizing patients, such as maximizing health benefits for the greatest number, or allocating based on principles of fairness and medical need. While it is difficult to satisfy all expectations, transparent use of ethical tools and frameworks can help clinicians and committees make reasoned and justifiable decisions about resource allocation.
This presentation was given for the staff of King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, 11-14 May, 2016
Its content included:
Ethics of public health and health promotion
Ethics of disasters and emergency medicine.
Resource allocation.
DISCLAIMER:
This presentation is based on Hussein GM, Alkabba AF, Kasule OH. Professionalism and Ethics Handbook for Residents (PEHR): A Practical Guide. Ware J, Kattan T (eds). 1st Edition. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, 2015.AND
Training material presented to the East Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET) course on Public Health Ethics (Amman, 2014)
The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) was founded in 1951 by 11 national physical therapy organizations. It now represents over 350,000 physical therapists through its 106 member organizations. WCPT works to promote high standards in physical therapy practice, education, and research through international collaboration, policy development, and sharing of information. It encourages the development of the profession and aims to provide a unified global voice for physical therapy. Benefits of WCPT membership include access to professional networks and resources, support for developing national physical therapy standards and regulations, and opportunities for international engagement.
This document discusses simple steps to improve sitting posture. Poor sitting posture and prolonged sitting can negatively impact health by increasing risks of musculoskeletal diseases. Some simple steps to improve posture are to sit upright, take frequent breaks from sitting, and perform stretches. Both passive solutions like ergonomic chairs and active solutions involving sensors and feedback can help encourage better posture habits. Frequent changes in posture and regular stretching are important for good posture awareness and health.
Engines of Success for U.S. Health Reform?
Eric B. Larson, MD, MPHVice President for Research, Group Health Executive Director, Group Health Research Institute
India's Healthcare in a Globalised World: Healthcare Workers’ and Patients’ V...SLDIndia
India's Healthcare in a Globalised World: Healthcare Workers’ and Patients’ Views of Delhi’s Public Health Services
Society for Labour and Development
http://www.sldindia.org/
This document provides a framework to guide recovery-oriented practice in the Victorian specialist mental health system. It defines key terms like recovery and recovery-oriented practice. It outlines that the framework was developed through a policy analysis, literature review, and consultation with an advisory committee. The literature review identified important aspects of recovery-oriented practice at both the organizational and individual practitioner levels. The framework is structured around nine domains of recovery-oriented practice to align the work of the mental health workforce with recovery principles.
Medical Governance, Health Policy, and Health Sector Reform in the PhilippinesAlbert Domingo
Suggested citation:
Domingo, Albert Francis E. "Medical Governance, Health Policy, and Health Sector Reform in the Philippines.” De La Salle Health Sciences Institute (DLSHSI). DLSHSI College of Medicine, Dasmarinas, Cavite. 27 Jun. 2014. Lecture.
There are several ethical issues related to allocating scarce health care resources. Different ethical frameworks provide approaches for prioritizing patients, such as maximizing health benefits for the greatest number, or allocating based on principles of fairness and medical need. While it is difficult to satisfy all expectations, transparent use of ethical tools and frameworks can help clinicians and committees make reasoned and justifiable decisions about resource allocation.
This presentation was given for the staff of King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, 11-14 May, 2016
Its content included:
Ethics of public health and health promotion
Ethics of disasters and emergency medicine.
Resource allocation.
DISCLAIMER:
This presentation is based on Hussein GM, Alkabba AF, Kasule OH. Professionalism and Ethics Handbook for Residents (PEHR): A Practical Guide. Ware J, Kattan T (eds). 1st Edition. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, 2015.AND
Training material presented to the East Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET) course on Public Health Ethics (Amman, 2014)
The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) was founded in 1951 by 11 national physical therapy organizations. It now represents over 350,000 physical therapists through its 106 member organizations. WCPT works to promote high standards in physical therapy practice, education, and research through international collaboration, policy development, and sharing of information. It encourages the development of the profession and aims to provide a unified global voice for physical therapy. Benefits of WCPT membership include access to professional networks and resources, support for developing national physical therapy standards and regulations, and opportunities for international engagement.
This document discusses simple steps to improve sitting posture. Poor sitting posture and prolonged sitting can negatively impact health by increasing risks of musculoskeletal diseases. Some simple steps to improve posture are to sit upright, take frequent breaks from sitting, and perform stretches. Both passive solutions like ergonomic chairs and active solutions involving sensors and feedback can help encourage better posture habits. Frequent changes in posture and regular stretching are important for good posture awareness and health.
Engines of Success for U.S. Health Reform?
Eric B. Larson, MD, MPHVice President for Research, Group Health Executive Director, Group Health Research Institute
Mandatory to learn to classify various sorts of disabilities and dysfunctions occurring due to impairment and making physically handicapped either due to hampering in the physical functions.
This document discusses the legal and historical context of social work with adults with mental health issues in England. It outlines key legislation like the 1959 and 1983 Mental Health Acts and how they have evolved to increase protections for individuals and allow for community-based treatment. The most recent Mental Health Act of 2007 and Care Act of 2014 take a recovery-oriented approach focused on person-centered care and least restrictive options. The document also examines theories and models used in social work practice, like systems theory and recovery models, as well as issues around diversity, collaboration between medical and social perspectives, and reducing conflicts between approaches.
Body Balance "The Holistic Homeostatis" for Instant Pain Relief.SRIKRISHAN Sharma
To promote (SEEEQ) Safety, Education, Efficacy, Efficiency, Quality, of Holistic Health Care Systems through cost effective TCAM, Integrative medicine, Complementary & Alternative medicine, Indigenous, Traditional Medicine and Wellness Services we have designed, promogated and developed wonderful healing system “Body Balance”. The Homeostasis in a general sense which, refers to stability, balance or equilibrium. It is the body's attempt to maintain a constant internal environment which requires constant monitoring and adjustments as conditions change outside the body. This adjusting of physiological systems within the body is called homeostatic regulation. The Most Important in Life e is Balance. Balance of Inner and Outer Side of You. Balance refers to an optimum state of mind between calm and alert.
Sir, with our efforts we have designed unique Balancing System covering all the universal Manipulative and body-based systems are divided into three subcategories; (i) chiropractic, sacrum- spinal manipulation; (ii) massage and body work (osteopathic manipulative therapy. kinesiology, reflexology, Alexander technique, rolling, Chinese tui na massage and acupressure), and (iii) unconventional physical therapies (hydro therapy, colonies, diathermy, light and color therapy. heat and electrotherapy, trigger point therapy). Once the Balance is done pain immediately reduces and “Energy and persistence conquer all things in a Balancing State”.
For the country like India this is unique therapy without any additional burden on the pockets and can be integrated or complemented for both the conventional and indigenous system of medicines. All the existing creed of doctor can be up-graded to this new skill for instant relief & better results.
Ethical and legal issues in community health nursing andAmu Jogipur
The document discusses ethical and legal issues in community health nursing. It defines ethics as moral principles and rules of conduct, and law as standards established by government to protect the public. Community health nurses face many ethical conflicts as they work alone in patients' homes. Nurses must understand legal concepts like negligence, malpractice, and patients' rights to avoid issues. Society has an ethical obligation to ensure equitable access to healthcare for all. Community health nurses must navigate these complex ethical and legal issues in their work.
This document summarizes a study that aimed to predict factors influencing stretching exercise behavior among office employees based on Pender's Health Promotion Model. The study used questionnaires to assess interpersonal influences, situational influences, and stretching exercise behavior in 420 office employees. Results showed a significant relationship between interpersonal influence and stretching exercise, but not between situational influence and stretching exercise. Interpersonal influences were found to strongly predict stretching exercise behavior. Therefore, the study concluded that interpersonal factors could be an important principle for health education programs to promote stretching exercise behavior according to Pender's model.
This document discusses establishing a home health care service in Chennai, India. It notes that India and Chennai are experiencing rapid aging populations who will require more health services. It identifies over 30 existing home health care competitors in Chennai and lists the various services that could be provided. These include nursing, therapies, counseling, and more. The target groups are identified as the elderly, NRIs, various patient populations, and more. It is estimated that 5 conversions from 30 calls per day could help achieve a return on investment. Some roadblocks like costs, awareness, and ensuring 24/7 care are also discussed.
This document discusses legal issues related to nursing practice. It covers sources of laws at federal, state and local levels. Criminal and civil laws are described as well as tort law, including elements of professional negligence. Strategies to prevent incidents and standards of care are presented. Selected laws around informed consent, controlled substances, and good Samaritan laws are covered. The roles of nurse practice acts, licensing, and regulatory boards are explained. Standards of nursing practice from organizations like ANA are also summarized.
Judith Smith: Integrated care: the route to system sclerosis or the futureNuffield Trust
This document discusses integrated care in the UK healthcare system. It notes that integrated care has long been discussed as a way to address divisions between health and social services that result in issues like lack of care coordination and patients falling through cracks. The document examines examples of integrated care models in the UK and other countries. It explores evidence that integrated care approaches may positively impact quality of care, though more evidence is still needed on their effects on outcomes and costs. The document questions whether fully integrated funding and delivery systems will lead to an overly rigid "system sclerosis" and argues the system needs more sophisticated care management processes across organizational boundaries.
Tolson, jennifer mental health services and weight loss surgery nfjca v4... (1)William Kritsonis
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis has served as an elementary school teacher, elementary and middle school principal, superintendent of schools, director of student teaching and field experiences, professor, author, consultant, and journal editor. Dr. Kritsonis has considerable experience in chairing PhD dissertations and master thesis and has supervised practicums for teacher candidates, curriculum supervisors, central office personnel, principals, and superintendents. He also has experience in teaching in doctoral and masters programs in elementary and secondary education as well as educational leadership and supervision. He has earned the rank as professor at three universities in two states, including successful post-tenure reviews.
Needs, Demands and Reality of People with Neuromuscular Disorders Users of Wheelchair by Thais Pousada in Examines in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Linking clinical workforce skill mix planning to health and health care dynamicsIme Asangansi, MD, PhD
Current health workforce planning methods are inadequate for the complexity of the task. Most approaches treat the workforce supply of individual health professions in isolation and avoid quantifying the impact of changes in skills mix, either planned or unplanned. The causes and consequences of task delegation and task substitution between or within health professions is particularly important in handling workforce shortages in developing countries and understanding and planning possible responses to both rapid catastrophic health demands and slower background trends in their social and political environment. As well as the contextual environment, interactions and delays in supplying and balancing health resources and configuring clinical services are required to address the geographic, profession-specific and quality imbalances. These supply side resources include knowledge and research, skills and attitudes of clinicians, buildings and equipment, medications and medical technologies, information and communications technologies and any other methods and models to improve the provision of clinical services. The interaction between demand
and supply could adjust for feedbacks of health services outcomes, policies and governance on population expectations, funding, political and social supports and explicitly link these to clinical workforce supply in a useful, rigorous and relevant tool. The challenge is capture the relevant essence of the dynamic complexity of health and healthcare for this purpose.
This document provides an introduction to health economics. It discusses how health economics emerged as a field in the 1950s and 1960s, with key papers published in 1958, 1962, and 1963. It notes that the World Health Organization held its first international health economics seminar in 1968. The document defines health economics and discusses its importance in determining how to improve health outcomes. It provides a diagram showing increasing demands on limited health resources. It also outlines some of the key roles of health economists, such as evaluating alternative ways of delivering healthcare and relating the costs and benefits of different approaches. Finally, it lists some common types of economic evaluations used in health economics.
This lecture provides an introduction to modern healthcare in the US. It defines key terms like health, healthcare, and healthcare systems. It describes different components of healthcare delivery including inpatient facilities like hospitals and outpatient facilities like physicians' offices. It also discusses the organization of the healthcare industry and different models of healthcare systems, ranging from public to private.
This document discusses the key components and factors influencing health care systems. It outlines that health care systems aim to promote, restore, and maintain health for populations. The document then discusses the historical development of health care, from only being accessible to the wealthy to reforms that aimed to provide services to wider groups. Modern health care systems reflect the values of their societies, and are influenced by changing disease patterns, demographics, technology advances, and government policies. The quality of health care systems can be evaluated based on criteria like effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, and equity of services provided.
The document discusses codes of ethics and professional conduct for nurses. It outlines several key principles for nursing ethics, including respecting patient autonomy and uniqueness, maintaining confidentiality, being competent and accountable, working as part of a team, and advancing the nursing profession. The code emphasizes nurses' responsibilities to prioritize patient care, obtain informed consent, and make ethical decisions. It also addresses legal issues in nursing practice and the importance of assertiveness, accountability, and visibility for the profession.
Home health care involves providing medical care and services to individuals in their homes. It allows patients to receive skilled care while maintaining independence. The nursing process is used to assess patients' needs, develop care plans, implement care, and evaluate outcomes. Services typically include skilled nursing, therapy, and home health aide visits. Home health care allows patients to heal in a comfortable environment and reduces health care costs. It is a growing sector both in the US and India due to aging populations and increased chronic conditions.
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This document discusses the limitations of applying a public health perspective to workplace health interventions. While workplaces can support public health goals, the scope and options for interventions differ between the two contexts. Public health typically focuses on motivating individual behavior change, while workplaces have more control over the systems, policies, and environment that influence employee health and well-being. The document argues for differentiated, evidence-based workplace interventions that target specific at-risk groups and address both individual and organizational factors.
RIWC_PARA_A185 icf, rehabilitation, health system, health policy and outcome ...Marco Muscroft
1. The document discusses the World Health Organization's (WHO) shift towards focusing on optimal functioning using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a framework.
2. It provides an overview of the ICF and recommendations for its clinical implementation, including establishing assessment schedules, using core sets and data collection tools, and reporting data in a standardized metric.
3. National rehabilitation societies are called to join international efforts led by WHO and the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine to systematically implement the ICF in clinical practice and rehabilitation services.
The document discusses ethics in dentistry. It begins with an introduction and overview of the contents which include history, philosophy, duties of dentists, principles of ethics, ethics in research, ethical rules, legal issues, and conclusions. It then defines ethics and discusses various theories of ethics like deontological, teleological, and virtue ethics. It outlines the history of ethics from Hippocratic oath to modern theories. It discusses the philosophy of ethics and why codes of ethics are important for professions. It details the duties of dentists towards patients, profession, and society. It concludes with an explanation of key principles of ethics like beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice, and informed consent.
CHD Secondary Prevention Clinics in Primary Care; a critical assessmentJosep Vidal-Alaball
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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and He.docxmariuse18nolet
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health:
An Introduction for Rehabilitation Psychologists
David B. Peterson
Illinois Institute of Technology
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) represents a new way for
rehabilitation psychologists and other health care providers to classify health and functioning. The ICF
classifies functioning and disability through the constructs of Body Functions and Structures and
Activities and Participation and addresses contextual influences through Environmental and Personal
Factors. The ICF and its companion classification, the International Statistical Classification of Diseases
and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, provide a complementary, broad, and meaningful picture
of the health of an individual or of entire populations. Research and clinical implementation efforts
suggest that the ICF is a useful and meaningful public health tool. The development of the ICF and its
universe and scope of application are reviewed. Critical concepts are defined, the structure of the ICF is
illustrated, and clinical–research utility are featured in light of the ethical considerations for responsible
use by rehabilitation psychologists.
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and
Health (ICF; World Health Organization [WHO], 2001) was en-
dorsed by the 54th World Health Assembly for international use on
May 22, 2001. Given its focus on health, disability, and function-
ing, the ICF is an important and relevant development in rehabil-
itation psychology practice. This article orients rehabilitation psy-
chologists to the ICF so they can apply it to research and practice.
The structure of the ICF is described, and important concepts are
defined. Reviewed are related research, clinical applications, and
ethical considerations associated with the use of the ICF in reha-
bilitation psychology and general clinical practice.
The ICF is intended to be used with its companion classification,
the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related
Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10; WHO, 1992). There is
some overlap between the ICF and the ICD-10 in that they both
classify impairments in various body systems. However, the
ICD-10 provides an etiological classification of health conditions
(e.g., diseases, disorders, injuries), whereas the ICF offers a frame-
work for conceptualizing functioning and disability associated
with health conditions. Disease may manifest itself differently in
two individuals, and similar functioning does not necessarily imply
similar health conditions. Thus, together the ICD-10 and the ICF
yield a complementary, broad, and meaningful picture of the
health of an individual or of entire populations. Health outcomes
data gleaned from the ICF can be used in tandem with ICD-10
mortality data to monitor the health of international populations,
allowing a much broader picture of public health to emerge than.
B Eng M Eng Rehabilitation Module 2010BevWilliams1
The document defines rehabilitation as a process that bridges the gap between medical treatment and living daily life. It aims to restore people's ability to participate in society despite disability. Rehabilitation is patient-oriented and focuses on ability rather than disease. It requires cooperation between medical and social services to address both impairment and environmental barriers.
Mandatory to learn to classify various sorts of disabilities and dysfunctions occurring due to impairment and making physically handicapped either due to hampering in the physical functions.
This document discusses the legal and historical context of social work with adults with mental health issues in England. It outlines key legislation like the 1959 and 1983 Mental Health Acts and how they have evolved to increase protections for individuals and allow for community-based treatment. The most recent Mental Health Act of 2007 and Care Act of 2014 take a recovery-oriented approach focused on person-centered care and least restrictive options. The document also examines theories and models used in social work practice, like systems theory and recovery models, as well as issues around diversity, collaboration between medical and social perspectives, and reducing conflicts between approaches.
Body Balance "The Holistic Homeostatis" for Instant Pain Relief.SRIKRISHAN Sharma
To promote (SEEEQ) Safety, Education, Efficacy, Efficiency, Quality, of Holistic Health Care Systems through cost effective TCAM, Integrative medicine, Complementary & Alternative medicine, Indigenous, Traditional Medicine and Wellness Services we have designed, promogated and developed wonderful healing system “Body Balance”. The Homeostasis in a general sense which, refers to stability, balance or equilibrium. It is the body's attempt to maintain a constant internal environment which requires constant monitoring and adjustments as conditions change outside the body. This adjusting of physiological systems within the body is called homeostatic regulation. The Most Important in Life e is Balance. Balance of Inner and Outer Side of You. Balance refers to an optimum state of mind between calm and alert.
Sir, with our efforts we have designed unique Balancing System covering all the universal Manipulative and body-based systems are divided into three subcategories; (i) chiropractic, sacrum- spinal manipulation; (ii) massage and body work (osteopathic manipulative therapy. kinesiology, reflexology, Alexander technique, rolling, Chinese tui na massage and acupressure), and (iii) unconventional physical therapies (hydro therapy, colonies, diathermy, light and color therapy. heat and electrotherapy, trigger point therapy). Once the Balance is done pain immediately reduces and “Energy and persistence conquer all things in a Balancing State”.
For the country like India this is unique therapy without any additional burden on the pockets and can be integrated or complemented for both the conventional and indigenous system of medicines. All the existing creed of doctor can be up-graded to this new skill for instant relief & better results.
Ethical and legal issues in community health nursing andAmu Jogipur
The document discusses ethical and legal issues in community health nursing. It defines ethics as moral principles and rules of conduct, and law as standards established by government to protect the public. Community health nurses face many ethical conflicts as they work alone in patients' homes. Nurses must understand legal concepts like negligence, malpractice, and patients' rights to avoid issues. Society has an ethical obligation to ensure equitable access to healthcare for all. Community health nurses must navigate these complex ethical and legal issues in their work.
This document summarizes a study that aimed to predict factors influencing stretching exercise behavior among office employees based on Pender's Health Promotion Model. The study used questionnaires to assess interpersonal influences, situational influences, and stretching exercise behavior in 420 office employees. Results showed a significant relationship between interpersonal influence and stretching exercise, but not between situational influence and stretching exercise. Interpersonal influences were found to strongly predict stretching exercise behavior. Therefore, the study concluded that interpersonal factors could be an important principle for health education programs to promote stretching exercise behavior according to Pender's model.
This document discusses establishing a home health care service in Chennai, India. It notes that India and Chennai are experiencing rapid aging populations who will require more health services. It identifies over 30 existing home health care competitors in Chennai and lists the various services that could be provided. These include nursing, therapies, counseling, and more. The target groups are identified as the elderly, NRIs, various patient populations, and more. It is estimated that 5 conversions from 30 calls per day could help achieve a return on investment. Some roadblocks like costs, awareness, and ensuring 24/7 care are also discussed.
This document discusses legal issues related to nursing practice. It covers sources of laws at federal, state and local levels. Criminal and civil laws are described as well as tort law, including elements of professional negligence. Strategies to prevent incidents and standards of care are presented. Selected laws around informed consent, controlled substances, and good Samaritan laws are covered. The roles of nurse practice acts, licensing, and regulatory boards are explained. Standards of nursing practice from organizations like ANA are also summarized.
Judith Smith: Integrated care: the route to system sclerosis or the futureNuffield Trust
This document discusses integrated care in the UK healthcare system. It notes that integrated care has long been discussed as a way to address divisions between health and social services that result in issues like lack of care coordination and patients falling through cracks. The document examines examples of integrated care models in the UK and other countries. It explores evidence that integrated care approaches may positively impact quality of care, though more evidence is still needed on their effects on outcomes and costs. The document questions whether fully integrated funding and delivery systems will lead to an overly rigid "system sclerosis" and argues the system needs more sophisticated care management processes across organizational boundaries.
Tolson, jennifer mental health services and weight loss surgery nfjca v4... (1)William Kritsonis
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis has served as an elementary school teacher, elementary and middle school principal, superintendent of schools, director of student teaching and field experiences, professor, author, consultant, and journal editor. Dr. Kritsonis has considerable experience in chairing PhD dissertations and master thesis and has supervised practicums for teacher candidates, curriculum supervisors, central office personnel, principals, and superintendents. He also has experience in teaching in doctoral and masters programs in elementary and secondary education as well as educational leadership and supervision. He has earned the rank as professor at three universities in two states, including successful post-tenure reviews.
Needs, Demands and Reality of People with Neuromuscular Disorders Users of Wheelchair by Thais Pousada in Examines in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Linking clinical workforce skill mix planning to health and health care dynamicsIme Asangansi, MD, PhD
Current health workforce planning methods are inadequate for the complexity of the task. Most approaches treat the workforce supply of individual health professions in isolation and avoid quantifying the impact of changes in skills mix, either planned or unplanned. The causes and consequences of task delegation and task substitution between or within health professions is particularly important in handling workforce shortages in developing countries and understanding and planning possible responses to both rapid catastrophic health demands and slower background trends in their social and political environment. As well as the contextual environment, interactions and delays in supplying and balancing health resources and configuring clinical services are required to address the geographic, profession-specific and quality imbalances. These supply side resources include knowledge and research, skills and attitudes of clinicians, buildings and equipment, medications and medical technologies, information and communications technologies and any other methods and models to improve the provision of clinical services. The interaction between demand
and supply could adjust for feedbacks of health services outcomes, policies and governance on population expectations, funding, political and social supports and explicitly link these to clinical workforce supply in a useful, rigorous and relevant tool. The challenge is capture the relevant essence of the dynamic complexity of health and healthcare for this purpose.
This document provides an introduction to health economics. It discusses how health economics emerged as a field in the 1950s and 1960s, with key papers published in 1958, 1962, and 1963. It notes that the World Health Organization held its first international health economics seminar in 1968. The document defines health economics and discusses its importance in determining how to improve health outcomes. It provides a diagram showing increasing demands on limited health resources. It also outlines some of the key roles of health economists, such as evaluating alternative ways of delivering healthcare and relating the costs and benefits of different approaches. Finally, it lists some common types of economic evaluations used in health economics.
This lecture provides an introduction to modern healthcare in the US. It defines key terms like health, healthcare, and healthcare systems. It describes different components of healthcare delivery including inpatient facilities like hospitals and outpatient facilities like physicians' offices. It also discusses the organization of the healthcare industry and different models of healthcare systems, ranging from public to private.
This document discusses the key components and factors influencing health care systems. It outlines that health care systems aim to promote, restore, and maintain health for populations. The document then discusses the historical development of health care, from only being accessible to the wealthy to reforms that aimed to provide services to wider groups. Modern health care systems reflect the values of their societies, and are influenced by changing disease patterns, demographics, technology advances, and government policies. The quality of health care systems can be evaluated based on criteria like effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, and equity of services provided.
The document discusses codes of ethics and professional conduct for nurses. It outlines several key principles for nursing ethics, including respecting patient autonomy and uniqueness, maintaining confidentiality, being competent and accountable, working as part of a team, and advancing the nursing profession. The code emphasizes nurses' responsibilities to prioritize patient care, obtain informed consent, and make ethical decisions. It also addresses legal issues in nursing practice and the importance of assertiveness, accountability, and visibility for the profession.
Home health care involves providing medical care and services to individuals in their homes. It allows patients to receive skilled care while maintaining independence. The nursing process is used to assess patients' needs, develop care plans, implement care, and evaluate outcomes. Services typically include skilled nursing, therapy, and home health aide visits. Home health care allows patients to heal in a comfortable environment and reduces health care costs. It is a growing sector both in the US and India due to aging populations and increased chronic conditions.
2013 optimising workplace interventions for health and well-being a comme...Pamela Bobadilla Burgos
This document discusses the limitations of applying a public health perspective to workplace health interventions. While workplaces can support public health goals, the scope and options for interventions differ between the two contexts. Public health typically focuses on motivating individual behavior change, while workplaces have more control over the systems, policies, and environment that influence employee health and well-being. The document argues for differentiated, evidence-based workplace interventions that target specific at-risk groups and address both individual and organizational factors.
RIWC_PARA_A185 icf, rehabilitation, health system, health policy and outcome ...Marco Muscroft
1. The document discusses the World Health Organization's (WHO) shift towards focusing on optimal functioning using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a framework.
2. It provides an overview of the ICF and recommendations for its clinical implementation, including establishing assessment schedules, using core sets and data collection tools, and reporting data in a standardized metric.
3. National rehabilitation societies are called to join international efforts led by WHO and the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine to systematically implement the ICF in clinical practice and rehabilitation services.
The document discusses ethics in dentistry. It begins with an introduction and overview of the contents which include history, philosophy, duties of dentists, principles of ethics, ethics in research, ethical rules, legal issues, and conclusions. It then defines ethics and discusses various theories of ethics like deontological, teleological, and virtue ethics. It outlines the history of ethics from Hippocratic oath to modern theories. It discusses the philosophy of ethics and why codes of ethics are important for professions. It details the duties of dentists towards patients, profession, and society. It concludes with an explanation of key principles of ethics like beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice, and informed consent.
CHD Secondary Prevention Clinics in Primary Care; a critical assessmentJosep Vidal-Alaball
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CHD Secondary Prevention Clinics in Primary Care; a critical assessment
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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health:
An Introduction for Rehabilitation Psychologists
David B. Peterson
Illinois Institute of Technology
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) represents a new way for
rehabilitation psychologists and other health care providers to classify health and functioning. The ICF
classifies functioning and disability through the constructs of Body Functions and Structures and
Activities and Participation and addresses contextual influences through Environmental and Personal
Factors. The ICF and its companion classification, the International Statistical Classification of Diseases
and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, provide a complementary, broad, and meaningful picture
of the health of an individual or of entire populations. Research and clinical implementation efforts
suggest that the ICF is a useful and meaningful public health tool. The development of the ICF and its
universe and scope of application are reviewed. Critical concepts are defined, the structure of the ICF is
illustrated, and clinical–research utility are featured in light of the ethical considerations for responsible
use by rehabilitation psychologists.
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and
Health (ICF; World Health Organization [WHO], 2001) was en-
dorsed by the 54th World Health Assembly for international use on
May 22, 2001. Given its focus on health, disability, and function-
ing, the ICF is an important and relevant development in rehabil-
itation psychology practice. This article orients rehabilitation psy-
chologists to the ICF so they can apply it to research and practice.
The structure of the ICF is described, and important concepts are
defined. Reviewed are related research, clinical applications, and
ethical considerations associated with the use of the ICF in reha-
bilitation psychology and general clinical practice.
The ICF is intended to be used with its companion classification,
the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related
Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10; WHO, 1992). There is
some overlap between the ICF and the ICD-10 in that they both
classify impairments in various body systems. However, the
ICD-10 provides an etiological classification of health conditions
(e.g., diseases, disorders, injuries), whereas the ICF offers a frame-
work for conceptualizing functioning and disability associated
with health conditions. Disease may manifest itself differently in
two individuals, and similar functioning does not necessarily imply
similar health conditions. Thus, together the ICD-10 and the ICF
yield a complementary, broad, and meaningful picture of the
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Conducting a needs assessment entails the completion of a series of activities that are repeated to identify and prioritize the health needs of a target population. (Hodges & Videto, 2005, page 5, ¶3)
“Health educators gather, analyze, and prioritize information across and within groups of similar data to my systematic, well-informed decisions regarding the highest and most feasible health-related needs to be addressed” (Hodges & Videto, 2005, page 5, ¶3)
within a clearly defined, specific, target population.
Conducting needs assessments is the first step in “…the process of creating health education and health promotion programs” (Hodges and Videto, 2005, page 7, ¶3).
Hodges and Videto point out that while “Planning and conducting a needs assessment can seem like a daunting task…there are models and frameworks to help organize your planning” (2005, page 7, ¶3).
Models and Frameworks
Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed this approach for use in health education and health promotion situations. (Hodges & Videto, 2005, page 7, ¶3)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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The PATCH concept emerged in 1983 primarily as a CDC response to the shift in federal policy regarding categorical grants to states. One of those categorical grant programs was the Health Education-Risk Reduction (HERR) Grants Program. (CDC, 2007)
Basic Concept: Diffuse Effective Strategies
From its inception, the primary goal of PATCH was to create a practical mechanism through which effective community health education action could be targeted to address local-level health priorities. A secondary goal was to offer a practical, skills-based program of technical assistance wherein health education leaders in state health agencies would work with their local level counterparts to establish community health education programs. (Kreuter, 1984; Nelson, Kreuter, Watkins, & Stoddard, 1987). (CDC, 2007)
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YOU MATTER.
FAMILY MATTERS.
SECCION 1
Population: Divorce or Separated adults
Timing: 45-60 Minutes
Group size: 6-8 individuals
Materials: Pen, & Poem sheet, paper
START: EXPLAINING WHAT MENTAL HEALTH IS AND WHAT THE GOAL OF THE GROUP. 2 sentences of guidelines.
GOALS:
Introduce the concept of healthy relationships
· INTRODUCTION OF MYSELF
· INTRO OF MEMBERS
· INTRO ACTIVITY: READ POEM “THIS WAS ONCE A LOVE POEM” BY JANE HIRSHFIELD
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1. Hand everyone the poem. Have them read it. After, hand them a piece of paper, and ask them to write one word of the poem or in general that describes how they’re feeling.
2. Explain what the purpose of the poem is. Have everyone show and talk about what they wrote on the piece of paper. Validate their feelings. Re-Explain the purpose of the group.
Questions to consider:
1. What is love?
2. Define healthy, unhealthy, and abusive. Define a healthy/unhealthy relationship
3. What are your expectations in future relationships?
SECCION 2
Population: Divorce or Separated adults
Timing: 45-60 Minutes
Group size: 6-8 individuals
Materials: Activity paper, pen
START:
· EXPLAIN THE GOALS OF THE SECCION.
· ACTIVITY: START OFF WITH MOOD METER ACTIVITY.
Steps:
1. Define family. What does family mean to you?
2. Members will complete form (shorter version of course) of https://www.thebalancedlifellc.com/images/forms/Couples-Counseling-Initial-Intake-Form.pdf
3. Discuss with the members their answers. Get to know each other deeper.
Questions:
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terms of ‘‘health domains’’ and ‘‘health-related domains’’’ (p. 7). When
using the classification for coding, one has to specify with a qualifier
whether there is or there is not a problem. Another important feature
of the ICF is universalism: ‘there is a widely held misunderstanding that
ICF is only about people with disabilities; in fact it is about ‘‘all people’’.
The health and health-related states associated with all health conditions
can be described using the ICF. ICF has a universal application’ (p. 7)
[2].
Because of the importance of the therapeutic process and it’s active
role in alleviate the individuals’ suffering in the Palestinian territories,
and because of increasing the Clients of the programme’s clinics
during the last period, and because of the important role which Gaza
Community Mental Health Programme play in this field, a team from
Gaza Community Mental Health Programme and members of research
department asserted the importance of observing the Clients of the
programme’s clinics and how to alleviate their suffering in order to
engage them as a normal individuals in the community to help their
family to live in appropriate mental health.
TheaimofthestudywastothetherapeuticandGuidanceprocedures
using in increasing the individuals’ capabilities and efficiency who
received service at the three Gaza Community Mental Health Program
centers using International Classification of Function (ICF).
Methodology
Subjects
The sample included all new adult patients aged 16 and above years
referred for the first time to the three community mental health centers
(GCMHP) with total number of 170 new cases had completed the three
phases of evaluation scale (ICF). There age range between (18 to 67)
years with age average 31.3 years, (SD=11.6).
Instrument
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and
Health (ICF). From the book of 300 pages. It is therefore likely that only
specialists will study it thoroughly. A summarized presentation will be
useful before discussing the environment in the ICF.
Structure of the ICF
The ICF is a classification of human functioning: ‘functioning
is an umbrella term encompassing all body functions, activities and
participation; similarly, disability serves as an umbrella term for
impairments, activity limitations or participation restrictions’ (p. 3).
The structure of the classification is as follows: ‘the ICF has two parts,
each with two components: part 1. Functioning and disability: (a) body
functions and structures, and (b)activities and participation; part 2.
Contextual factors: (c) environmental factors, and (d) personal factors.
Each component can be expressed in both ‘‘positive’’ and ‘‘negative’’
terms. Each component consists of various domains and, within
each domain, categories, which are units of classification. Health and
health-related states of an individual can be recorded by selecting the
appropriate category code or codes and the adding ‘‘qualifiers’’, which
are numeric codes that specify the extent or the magnitude of the
functioning or disability in that category, or the extent to which an
environmental factor is a facilitator or barrier’ (pp. 10–11). However,
‘personal factors are not classified in the ICF because of the large
social and cultural variance associated with them’ (p. 8). We used the
Arabic version of selected 8 items after one year discussion with the
professionals working at GCMHP and RCT on choosing items which
could be the best items used in Arabic culture.
Procedure
A team from Gaza Community Mental Health Programme _
Research Department- under the Convention between the CPD and
research department- investigate the inward data of the cases from
January to June 2009, which carried out weekly when individuals’
data entry, taking in the consideration the amendment and control
of any technical problems, and deal with the missing values based on
statistical standards.
These data are collected from the centers as an electronic versions
using SPSS, and then surveying it, monitoring it, collected it in one total
file, Coding it, and finally the renumbering process comes before the
analysis and presentation of results.
Results and Discussion
Soicodemographic data of study sample individuals
There were 43 males and 42 were females from Gaza, 41 new cases
were males 7 and 34 females from Deir El Balah Center, 16 male from
and 28 females from Khan Younis center (Table 1).
The results showed that most of the cases in the three community
centers in Gaza Community Mental Health Programme were married
and equal 53 of cases were single, while 110 cases were not married 4
were widows, and 3 cases are divorced (Table 2).
The education level of clients who received treatment in the
GCMHP clinics
It is clearly noted during analysis that 3cases were uneducated
(illiterate), while 20cases completed the primary school, 29cases
completed the prep school, 29 cases completed secondary school, and
51 cases have a university degree (Table 3).
The therapeutic and guidance role in increasing clients’
capabilities and efficiency to GCMHP clinics after the first,
second, and third visits
Capabilities and efficiency scale consists of 8 paragraphs for their
daily personal abilities in dealing with crises they suffer from. The scale
Center Male Female Total
Gaza 43 42 85
Dier-Al-Balah 7 34 41
Khan Younis 16 28 44
Total 66 104 170
Table 1: The percentage of the cases' number in the programme's clinics
concerning to.
Center Single Married Widow Divorced Total
Gaza 26 58 0 1 85
Dier-Al-Balah 14 24 2 1 41
Khan Younis 13 28 2 1 44
Total 53 110 4 3 170
Table 2: The percentage of the cases' number in the GCMHP clinics concerning
to the social statusTT.
Center Non Primary Prep. Secondary
University
and other
Total
Gaza 2 13 17 17 24 85
Dier-Al-Balah 1 3 7 7 15 41
Khan Younis 0 4 5 5 12 44
Total 3 20 29 29 51 170
Table 3: The percentage of the cases' number in the GCMHP clinics concerning
to education level.
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consists of three responses; (1= rarely to 3 =always). The results of the
first visit also show that 29.4% were able to start the conversation with
others and continue with them, but the ratio increased after the second
visit and became 39.6% and in the third visit 68.2%. They were able
to continue their normal life despite the pressures and the emergency
crises changed from the first to second to third visit (18.8% - 30.2%-
56.8%). They have the ability to realize knowledge and use the previous
experience in dealing with everyday problems and alleviate suffering
(17.6% - 32.3% - 52.3%) they cooperate with their family and relatives
cordially (30.6%- 34.4% - 75%), they were able to participate in social
and general events (21.2% - 30.2% -65.9%), they were able to do daily
activities appropriately (29.4% - 30.2% - 65.9%), they were able to
express my feelings appropriately and care about the feelings of others
(27.6% - 38.5% - 59.1%), and they had sleep enough hours continuously
and rising relaxed without addressing any tranquillizers (12.4 – 29.2%
- 52.3%) (Table 4).
Therapeutic process
To determine the extent of Therapeutic process and its impact on
increasing the capacity of individuals attending the clinics after the first
visit and the second visit, “T” independent test was conducted. The
result of the test between the first and second visit showed Parried t-test
= -6.90, P-value<0.01), and this showed that the individuals’ personal
and daily capacity and Efficiency was increased after the second visit, as
the difference mean reach 3.38 with standard deviation SD= 4.6. Since
the scale had eight paragraphs, it was noted that “T” independent test
value for all scale’s paragraphs has statistically significant between the
first and third visit (Parried t-test= -5.22, P-value<0.01), and this gives
an indication that the therapeutic and guidance process had an active
role in increasing clients’ capabilities and efficiency after the third visit
(Table 5 and Figure 1).
Conclusion
The results showed an improvement in the Capabilities and
Efficiency of the individuals who received a therapeutic service after
the second visit. The result of the test between the first and second visit
showed that the individuals’ personal and daily capacity and efficiency
was increased after the second visit. The results showed there was
statistically significant differences toward the third visits (improvement)
between the first and third visit, and this gives an indication that the
therapeutic and guidance process had an active role in increasing
First Visit Second Visit Third Visit
Always Sometimes Rarely Always Sometimes Rarely Always Sometimes Rarely
1. I am able to start the conversation with
others and continue with them
29.4 46.5 24.1 39.6 53.1 7.3 68.2 27.3 4.5
2. I am able to continue my normal life
despite the pressures and the emergency
crises
18.8 41.8 39.4 30.2 62.5 7.3 56.8 34.1 9.1
3. I have the ability to realize knowledge and
use the previous experience in dealing with
everyday problems and alleviate suffering
17.6 47.6 34.7 32.3 54.2 13.5 52.3 40.9 6.8
4. I cooperate with my family and relatives
cordially
30.6 40.6 28.8 34.4 61.5 4.2 75 20.5 4.5
5. I am able to participate in social and
general events
21.2 46.5 32.4 30.2 59.4 10.4 63.6 31.8 4.5
6. I am able to do daily activities appropriately 29.4 42.9 27.6 30.2 59.4 10.4 65.9 29.5 4.5
I am able to express my feelings appropriately
and care about the feelings of others
27.6 42.9 29.4 38.5 55.2 6.3 59.1 38.6 2.3
8. I sleep enough hours continuously and
rising relaxed without addressing any
tranquillizers
12.4 37.1 50.6 29.2 60.4 10.4 52.3 43.2 4.5
Table 4: Descriptive statistics for capabilities and efficiency scale after the visit to community centers.
Scale ICF Mean diff STD t P-value CI 95%
First- Second -3.38 4.96 -6.67 0.001** -4.38 -2.37
First-Third -4.98 5.59 -5.91 0.001** -6.68 -3.28
Second-third -3 4.18 -4.76 0.001** -4.27 -1.73
Table 5: The results of paired t-test to study the impact of the Therapeutic process in increasing clients' capabilities and efficiency after the second visit.
Figure 1: Means of the three visits in ICF scale.
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Citation: Thabet AM (2018) The Impact of Therapeutic Intervention on Increasing Capabilities and Efficiency of Patients Referred to Gaza Community
Mental Health Center. Clin Exp Psychol 4: 182. doi: 10.4172/2471-2701.1000182
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • 1000182
Clin Exp Psychol, an open access journal
ISSN: 2471-2701
clients’ capabilities and efficiency after the third visit.
Recommendations
It’s recommended that:
1. It’s important to increase the number of the therapeutic and
guidance meetings since it have an active impact in increasing
the efficiency and capacity of clients to continue their daily life
normally in compared with others.
2. It’s important to increase the number of Clients ‘ visits to GCMHP
clinics to receive more guidance to help them to increase their
abilities to the best.
References
1. World Health Organisation (1980) Reprint 1988 International Classification of
Impairments, Disabilities and Handicap. A Manual of Classification Relating to
the Consequences of Disease. World Health Organisation, Geneva.
2. World Health Organisation (2001) International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health. World Health Organisation, Geneva.