Part 7
Impact Illness on the client and and family
Illness is never isolated process. When an illness strike a person the family as the whole is affected by desease process.
The changes due to illness are as follows:-
Behaviour changes
Patient or family experience behaviour changes such as anxiety,fear and shock .
Impact on family role
When illness occurre the role of the patient and family may changed.
This change may be for short term or long term.
During illness family members alter their lifestyle.
Impact on body image
The illness affects the physical appearance of the patients.
Impact on self concepts
Patient is living a restricted life and experiencing social isolation,show the individual feel frustrated and fear.
Impact on family dynamics
Illness individual affects the socio economic factors.
Factors causing stress in hospital
1. Unfamiliarity of surroundings.
2. Loss of independence
3. Separation from family
4. Financial problem
5. Lack of information
Health Care Services
Health has been declared as the fundamental human rights.
" The health care services are designed to meet the health need of community through hospital and community health care agency"
Health Care Services can be defined as "multitude of services rendered to individual families or community by agent of health care. Personal or professional for the purpose of promoting, maintening ,monitoring health."
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