Family Health Assessment

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FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
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Family Health Assessment
Family health was assessed by conducting the interview in which open-ended questions
related to functional health patterns were asked to all family members. The scale was developed
based on Gordon’s functional health pattern.
Interview questionnaire included the following areas and questions related to those areas:
Table 1
Health pattern Questions
Health perception Is your family healthy? Is there any health
issue? Do you always try to follow up on the
given recommendations of the doctor?
Nutrition Do you consider tags for nutrition values?
Which type of snacks do you eat? Do you
follow a proper diet?
Sleep or Rest How much time do you sleep at night? Does
anybody snort? Do you take a rest during day
time?
Elimination Does anyone of you have bowel problems?
Do you have normal bowel movements? How
frequently?
Exercise or activity Do you do exercise? How many times a
week? Which type of exercise you do?
Cognitive How do you make a decision? Do you get
confused while making a decision? How
much time do you usually take to make a

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decision?
Sensory perception Are your senses good? How good is your
eyesight? Do you have any problem with a
tasting?
Role relationship How is your married life? How do you
maintain it? What type of relationship do you
have with other family members?
Sexuality How frequently do you have sex? Do you
face any sexual dysfunction? Have you ever
been in risky sexual behavior?
Coping How do you feel, when encountering stressful
events? How do you deal with your stress?
Have you been any eminent a stressful
situation in your life lately?
Family structure
The family selected for this task was not my relatives, the family was linked with my
friend. He introduced me to the family. They belong to the nuclear family system. The family
has been a good repute in the society and belonged to a high-status residence. They have been
living in a town, with a clean atmosphere and full of fresh air. The family belonged to Punjabi
culture and believers of religion “Islam”. The family has been good at following the principles of
religion. The family involved five members with one grandparent (male), parents (father &
mother), and two children (one daughter and one son). Grandparent was a religious person, kind
and disciplined. He had a good impact on himself on his whole family.