Psychology 2036A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Jargon, Health Canada, Sprained Ankle

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Yves Bureau

Document Summary

Psychology of physical health and illness chapter #4: health communication. Sprained ankle or infection: mutual participation - the patient and physician make joint decisions about every aspect of care, n. b. care-seekers prefer being called patient to client. Factors in physician-patient communication: e-mail communication, pattern of exchange is similar to in-person visits, has potential to save physician time, convenient. Assessing adherence: methods to measure patient adherence, ask health professional, ask patient, ask other people, watch for appointment non-attendance, count pills, watch for treatment non-response, examine biochemical evidence. Frequency and cost of non-adherence: non-compliance rate, ranges from 0-100% for medications, 75%not following diet & exercise recommendations, cost to canadians ~ annually, e. g. hospital spending, sick days etc. Immense personal costs: e. g. dying, getting sicker. Illness and characteristics of the treatment regimen: changes in longstanding habits, complexity and duration, side effects, obviousness of symptom(s, patient characteristics (e. g. age, gender, cultural background, physician characteristics.