Factors Influencing Health Status and Barriers to Healthcare Access

This document discusses the factors that influence health status, including gender, culture, education, lifestyle, and environmental factors. It also explores the barriers faced by users when accessing healthcare services, such as racism, financial constraints, and past negative experiences. Additionally, it explains the relationship between health beliefs and illness, and compares health education and promotion strategies for improving health.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Compare range of elementswhichinfluences health status................................................1
P2 Discussvarious barriers service face by users when accessing healthcare service...........2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P3Explain relationship among health beliefs aswell as illness..............................................4
TASK3.............................................................................................................................................6
P4Compare as well as contrast the health education and promotion along with strategies used
in order to influence health improvement..............................................................................6
P5 Theoretical models can be reflected in various local health education campaigns..........7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P6 & P7 Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Health education defineas a method used to enhancethe level of knowledge of individuals
with the help of promotional events inorder to prevent from disease so that proper health
condition will be maintained. It consistof the criteriawhere health promotional events are
organised in more effective and efficient manner so that awareness about precautions relatedto
health problems. Therefore, it is very essentialto motivateindividualsin order to use healthy habit
which as a result assist in supporting them to maintain effective health within the country.
Usually, health education is quite essential for avoiding hugesothat they can ensure aboutthe
safety. In the present context, the report is based on a healthcare institution named as NHS
which has amplenumber of branches among United Kingdom. Theyserve people with different
care facilities according to their needs with the help of which individuals health will be
improved. The present report emphasis on various factors which highly influence the overall
health status, effective hurdles as well as relation among health beliefs &illness. Inaddition to
this, it will also consista comparison between health education aswell as promotion and
strategies. Furthermore, an effective plan related to the requirements for health education and to
address the local needs are going to be discussed.
TASK 1
P1 Compare range of elementswhichinfluences health status
Health status meansthe whole situation of a person’s body related to its functional or
operational perspectives so the person remain healthy and comfortable. It consistof the fact
whichneeds to be considered for better health and the main focus is the human happiness
alongwith well-being. Therefore, it can easily be examined that there are range of elements
which mainly responsible in order to influence the health status of a person. It consist of various
factors which needs to be considered by individuals so that they can easily overcome fromthe
diseases.
Essential factorswhichaffect the health status
Gender – The first and foremost influencing factor is gender whichis highly responsible for
various biological aswell as physical modification in a human body. Allthese influence the health
condition of a person. Along with this, it can also said that risk of having disease within male or
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female are quite different. Also, it is concluded that suffering from genital tract are mare likely
in females as compared to male.
Culture– Anotherfactor is adopting the values and belief of culture highly influence the
condition of individuals. Ithas been identified that each and every person follows their belief and
culture which as a result make them unaware about various health care education and might
create negative affect on their mental as well as physical health condition. For example,
according to some cultural values fat in the body is a symbol of healthy and wealthy family
whereas it increases problem related with high blood pressure, diabetes and various other health
problems. ,
Education– The most positive influential element iseducation which plays quite effective role
with the help of which awareness can be increased among people related to healthy and wealthy
life. By developing knowledge about hygiene, individual can know about the positive as well as
negative aspects which affects their health issues.
Lifestyle– This consist ofthe lifestyle ofa person which includes unhealthy diet, smoking, blood
pressure, physical activity, increased weight, cholesterol and so on. Allthese elements highly
affects the health of a person in both positive and negative way. Consumption of alcohol,
smoking, unbalanced diet, drug abuse createsdifferent sort of health problems.
Environmental factors– Itconsist of those social atmosphere suchas living & working areas
which are not suitable forthe health condition. It consistof the slum areas aswell as other working
atmosphere which highlyinfluence the overall health of a person. It has been identified that slum
areas develop various infectious disease such as obesity, high cholesterol and high blood
pressure and many more.
P2 Discussvarious barriers service face by users when accessing healthcare service
Potential barriers relatedto service users defineas various sort of issueswhich are going to
be faced by large number of patients in context of attainingnecessary medical services. It
consistthe fact whichsays that individuals face various sort of problems and issues while taking
healthcare services. Majorly it involves racism, financial situation, inequality, delayed in
providing services, unavailability of healthcare professionals and so on. However, it is examined
thatpotentialbarrierswhich are highly responsible for formulating complications relatedto
patients. It includesvarious sort of barriers needed to be reducedfor improving the services while
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delivering. In reference to NHS, some of these barriers faced by patients are going to be
discussed as follows:
Barriers in examininghealthcare (Physical aswell as mental disability)
Culture – The culture develophuge barriers for the patients aswell as for the service
providers in context of performingample number of issues because of which there might
be increase in complications. It consistof the cultural valuesand beliefs of people
sometimes does not match with the medical practices becauseof which individuals get lot
of suffering. For instance, it has been observed that there are some cultural values
according to which male healthcare professionals does not touch female patient. But this
might create complications when their is no availability of female staff members.
Communication barriers–This contains the environment when healthcare professionals
arenot being able to knowor understand the language of their patients and some times
patients are not getting what their healthcare professionals try to communicate with them.
It is essential for a healthcare professionalthat they must adopt easy, simple or
understandable words so that it becomes easy for the other party to understand the exact
meaning. For instance, if a patient do not understand English then it becomes necessary
for the professionals to communicate with them in local language so they can easily
provide them services related with their problems.
Income– Another factor highly influence as well as create as an barrier is financial
condition as for poor individualsit becomes difficult for taking services. It consist of the
individual where it becomes issues for them to take services as they cost huge amount
which acts as the major challenge. For instance, an individual suffering from cancer
where it becomes difficult for them to afford costly therapy and other health care
services.
Past experience–At last, the most difficult barrier is the past experiences of individuals
which might be bad while seeking healthcare services. For instance, bad or poor past
experience while gaining services creates mental stress aswell as demotivatesindividual
which as a result make them under confident while visiting to the same healthcare
professionals.
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TASK 2
P3Explain relationship among health beliefs aswell as illness
Health beliefs aswell as illnessdefineas therelationshipamong both aspects whichsays that
inappropriate and ineffective health beliefs are highly responsible for creatingvarious diseases. It
consist ofthe values, thoughts or ideas of an individual person related to the health status which
asa results into the habits which formulates risk of developing health problems. Some of the
relevant aspects whichare associated with this are as follows:
 Attribution theory – This is the theory which mainly defines as the practice in order to
define process of interpretation withthe help of which people creates judgements relatedto
their attitudes and behaviours. Therefore, it becomes necessary for the healthcare
professionals to understand the behaviour of patient to examinethe main cause of illness in
an effective, appropriateand proper way.
 Health locus of control– It is the element needs to be considered as degree in which
individuals think that they have full control over the results arise in their life. Therefore, it
has also been examined that individuals having health outer locus of control which have
more probability to suffer from any sort of mental illness as compared to some other.
 Risk perception–This consistto examine the risk elements associated to various health issues
and problems whichassist to make themselves prepared in order to deal with complexand
risky situations where professionals can take various precautions to reduce, eliminate or
avoid them. Ithas also been said that people who stay careful regardingthese risk are quite
active in order to take precautions& remain healthy
Relationship among communication with the healthcare professionals& health beliefs
 Respect and understanding -This consistof the role of a health care professional wherethey
need to pay respect and equal rights to each and every patient and their family members
whenthey provide services to their patients. Along with this, it becomes essential for these
professionals to share all the required information with the patient and its family members
so they can take better decisions for the well-being of the person.
 Culture – This includes cultural beliefs of an individual because of which theytake
incorrect actions and practices which as a result gain health disease by them. It
becomesessential for the health care professionals inorder to motivate the peoples towards
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healthy daily habits so that they can avoid any sort of health issues aswell as maintain better
and positive health condition.
 Communication skills –It becomes very important for a health care professionals to improve
their communication skills so that they caneasily communicate with their patients and
understand about their problems and the cause. This will help them in order to provide
treatment in an effective and appropriate manner. It is also very beneficial to avoid any sort
of complications as well as issues while providing them services to improve their health.
Therefore, it becomes necessary to improve communication by avoiding complex words, use
clear and small phrases and many more.
 Lack of trust and in practitioners–It is necessary for the team members of medical
practitioners thatthey must work together and have mutual understanding and coordination
so they can performall their work in an effective and appropriate manner. Because of lack of
trust between the professionals might create ineffective decision making which asa result
develop negative outcome while giving treatment to the patients. Therefore, it becomes
necessary to develop trust between the patients and healthcare professional along with the
internal staff members of the institution so that they provide high quality care services to
their patients.
 Appropriate timing – It is said that healthcare sector includes an essentialelement which is
time as they do not avoid any patient as it leads to the death of person and might create
complication while giving treatment. It says that by treating the patient on right time can
reduce complexity and increase the chances of getting improved health. Meanwhile, it
becomesessential for the healthcare practitioners thatthey must be focussed on the time in
order to save thelives of individuals by providing them treatment within specific time
period.
 Communication methods–Thereare different sort of communication methods used by
medical professionals such as verbal, written, non-verbal and various other methods in order
to communicate or transfer information. Therefore, it becomes necessary for the healthcare
professionals to adopt best and most suitable communication method so that they can covey
essential data to the other party which assist them in order to take correct and appropriate
decision for the healthy and well-being life of individuals.
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 Surroundings where effective communication takes place– The surrounding, environment
or medical situation must be free from external and internal barriers so that all the
transferred information will be communicated effectively. Therefore, it becomes necessary
for the health care institutions to ensure that the surroundings must be hurdle free and does
not conduct and kind of miscommunication.
 Lack of information aswell as transparency from the health care practitioners– Thisis the
factor which develop negative impact on both patient and the professional. Also it affects the
cooperative and coordination aspects which as a result highly affects the overall outcome of
the treatment given to the patients.
TASK3
P4Compare as well as contrast the health education and promotion along with strategies used in
order to influence health improvement
Health education refersto one of the most effective approach with the help of which all the
data and information will be given to the individual related to healthy habits and issues. It is also
very important for the health care professionals to giveaccurate information withthe assistance of
appropriate strategiesso thatoccurrence of various health issues can be avoided. Apart from this,
it is very much favourable for the processionals in order to motivate individuals so that they can
easily remove unhealthy attempts such assedentary attitude, intake of alcohol, smoking,
consumption of junk food andmany more. Along with this, it is also very necessary forthe health
care professionals to give information to individuals related to the benefits of yoga, walk,
physical exercise as well as consumption of healthy and balanced dietso that health condition
will be maintained effectively.
It has been identified that the health education give information anddata to largenumberof people
so they can enhance their health by eliminating issues faced by them on a regular basis.
Theprimerole of giving information relatedto health is to eliminate the influence of bad habits
carriedby people on a day to day life. By communicating and examining their behavior
regarding health cab help them in order to improve their knowledge. It has also been said that
ample number of strategies arise among health promotion with the help of which health and
well-being of individuals will be improved. Also the health promotion is done by
adoptingdifferent strategies whichincludes affecting the surroundingwhich directly influences the
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health of people.Itconsistof range of elements for determining the health which highly influence
the health of individual. It contains cultural, environmental, social, educational, political factors
in the health promotion. All these elements help in improving the health of individual and
improve their well being which will assist them in order to maintain their life effective.
P5 Theoretical models can be reflected in various local health education campaigns
There are certain stages of change model that are determined by the initiatives that
individuals take in order to achieve a completely different behaviour with the help of process and
strategy (Varpioand et. al., 2017). Model is very helpful in analysing individual behaviour in a
campaign there are different types of stages that are mentioned today:
1) Pre contemplation:
stages referred to the individual behaviour that is not considering the changes that have to be
taken place in order to concern their behaviour (Semcharoenand et. al., 2019). In the states
people are ignoring the issues and is not able to realise the behaviour is affecting the health and it
has to be changed. There is requirement of rethinking of the behaviour and making self analysis
to evaluate such behaviour.
2) Contemplation:
This is the stage where individual is aware about different benefits of developing change and
there is strong sense of changes that is taking place in the state. There are certain strategies that
are used for analysing various that are related with implementation of change and for the
identification of pros and cons that is helping in changing individual behaviour and receiving
proper Awareness of health education.
3) Preparation:
In this stage there is beginning of certain small changes in people behaviour and they start
accepting and providing information about the health issues (Louise Feenie, 2019). Individuals
are able to gather more information and they make a certain plan of action so that they are able to
motivate themselves to stimulate the change behaviour.
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4) Action:
In this stage, there is difference to initiatives that has to be taken by individual for the change
behaviour in daily activities. In these days people are willing to take several actions for
achievement of certain goals and betterment of their health. The stage consists of certain
strategies to be formed for the motivation and social support for appreciating the changed
behaviour.
5) Maintenance:
In this stage there is involvement of behaviour maintenance in long-term. There are some
continuous changes that take place individual behaviour so that they are able to perceive better
health. There are some strategies that is related with health education can be for the promoted to
help individuals and maintain overall Behaviour for developing motivation among the
individuals.
6) Relapse:
In goals of development of change there can be situations of relapse that is occurring it is
related with development of different feelings for individual and high resistance to change
behaviour (Kramer and et. al., 2017). There is requirement of certain Strategies for the purpose
of relapse that have to be identified and it consists of recognising all the barriers that is related
with health education.
There are various strategies that can be used in the campaign related to health of individuals and
these strategies are influenced by various levels. Further, change is determinant of factors of
individuals that can lead to providing health education and it also involves use of various posters
with the objective of health education so that it can be made understandable to other individuals.
There is need of certain skills in the campaign that can help in motivating individuals for
acquisition of health information and its application in daily life. There is requirement of flexible
strategies that can provide adequate amount of information to all the individuals for development
of better outcomes in their health related issues.
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TASK 4
P6 & P7 Covered in PPT
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CONCLUSION
With the assistance of above mentioned report, it has clearly been concluded that health
education plays very essential role as it consist of criterion which help in order to improve the
knowledge level of individualsby conducting various promotional events formaintaining proper
health situation. In addition to this, it also includes ample number of elements which might
develop issues in providing high quality health care services which might be because of reduced
efforts of government. Furthermore, it includes the usage of rangeof aspects liketime, health
beliefs andbehaviour, communication, culture and many more which all are highly influence the
health condition of patient and the outcome of treatment.Apart from this, it has also been
essential to conduct various health promotional session inorder to improve the health education
of individuals for health status of whole population of nation. It has also been concluded that
there are various methods which creates coordination and corporation among the health care
professionals and the patients. This will help them in maintaining positive relationship with the
patients and leads towards the better healthy lifestyle.
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