P5 - Care of sick patients when body systems malfunction
Care of sick patients when body systems malfunction | Unit 7
P5 – Identify the risk factors for each of the 3 malfunctions in assignment 3
Risk factors are things that contribute to illnesses. They could be situations, people or activities which could possibly affect our health in a negative way and can also lead to ill health. The effect can be temporary or permanent; the effect of these things can be mild, very serious or possibly fatal. There are 3 factors that affects whether someone is of good or ill health. Lifestyle, environmental and inherited factors could all possibly increase the potential risk of developing a disease or condition that affects their daily activities. Although aging cannot be prevented, it is sometimes considered a risk factor because some conditions and diseases become more common as we age.
Lifestyle factors are those things that can impact our health that we can control; the way someone chooses to live their live – activities they choose to do.
Lifestyle factors are:
Exercise
Diet
Stress
Misuse of drugs
Misuse of alcohol
Smoking
Lots of sexual partners and unprotected sex
Environmental factors are the areas of the particular environment that could present health problems in the future; this could be where you live as well.
Environmental factors:
Quality of housing
Air quality
Water quality
Noise pollution
Safe neighbourhood
History of abuse
Cycle of deprivation
Inherited factors are health problems received in your heritage : passed down from your parents, forebears, or ancestors.
Inherited factors:
Chromosomes
Abnormalities e.g.
Down's syndrome
Haemophilia
Cystic fibrosis
Occupation hazards are hazards that could occur whilst you’re at work that could affect your health in a negative way.
Socio-economic factors are relating to your way of life, where you live, your network of support and also relating to your money, earnings, salary, income, and outgoings.
The risk factors for my 2 malfunctions
P5 – Identify the risk factors for each of the 3 malfunctions in assignment 3
Risk factors are things that contribute to illnesses. They could be situations, people or activities which could possibly affect our health in a negative way and can also lead to ill health. The effect can be temporary or permanent; the effect of these things can be mild, very serious or possibly fatal. There are 3 factors that affects whether someone is of good or ill health. Lifestyle, environmental and inherited factors could all possibly increase the potential risk of developing a disease or condition that affects their daily activities. Although aging cannot be prevented, it is sometimes considered a risk factor because some conditions and diseases become more common as we age.
Lifestyle factors are those things that can impact our health that we can control; the way someone chooses to live their live – activities they choose to do.
Lifestyle factors are:
Exercise
Diet
Stress
Misuse of drugs
Misuse of alcohol
Smoking
Lots of sexual partners and unprotected sex
Environmental factors are the areas of the particular environment that could present health problems in the future; this could be where you live as well.
Environmental factors:
Quality of housing
Air quality
Water quality
Noise pollution
Safe neighbourhood
History of abuse
Cycle of deprivation
Inherited factors are health problems received in your heritage : passed down from your parents, forebears, or ancestors.
Inherited factors:
Chromosomes
Abnormalities e.g.
Down's syndrome
Haemophilia
Cystic fibrosis
Occupation hazards are hazards that could occur whilst you’re at work that could affect your health in a negative way.
Socio-economic factors are relating to your way of life, where you live, your network of support and also relating to your money, earnings, salary, income, and outgoings.
The risk factors for my 2 malfunctions