Measuring Health: Smoking Tobacco

This presentation focuses on the topic of smoking tobacco and its impact on physical, mental, and social health. It discusses the use of questionnaires for screening individuals' smoking and drinking habits, as well as population health screening for identifying individuals at risk. The advantages and disadvantages of screening tests are also explored. References are provided for further reading.

Measuring Health
Topic: Smoking Tabaco

Physical, mental and social health related key question
 There are several questions asked for knowing what are the different ways to
manage own health (Montagnese, S. and Bajaj, J.S., 2019). There is need to
know the person’s information about smoking and drinking habits in order to know
exact what is the problem faced by the person. Screening is done by using
questionnaire in which questions are asked about diet, alcohol consumption and
smoking tobacco. Some of the questions are given in next slide

PHYSICAL HEALTH QUESTIONARE
 Have you ever smoked?
 . Have you tried to quit in the past, if so how?
 7. Do you currently have any smoking/tobacco chewing related
illnesses? If so which (optional):
 Do you know people that smoke i.e. friends or family?
 In a typical month, how often do you have a drink containing
alcohol?
 . How often during the last year have you failed to do what was
normally expected from you because of your drinking?

MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONARE
 I’ve been thinking clearly?
 I’ve been feeling good about myself ?
 I’ve had energy to spare?
 I’ve been interested in new things?
 I’ve been feeling confident?
 I’ve been able to make up my own mind about things?

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
 During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your
physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social
activities?
 There is a special person who is around when I am in need?
 There is a special person with whom I can share my joys and
sorrows?
 My family really tries to help me?
 I get the emotional help and support I need from my family?

Population health screening
 Population health screening stay find as the
process of identification of sick people who
can be at increased risk of any health
condition or disease ( Ali, and et.al, 2019).
The screening provider offers information,
tests and treatment so that this person can be
treated effectively. It helps in reducing
associated risk or complications. This can be
defined as the use of simple tests cross of
healthy population for identification of
individual’s word high risk or early stage of
disease.

Advantages
 The diagnostic and screening tests are Considered to have a benefit in which various
symptoms are analyst for different diseases. They're done in people who are not feeling
well and aim for detecting disease at turn early stage. There's another advantage of being
able for treating the disease at a much earlier stage.
Disadvantages
 The disadvantage of screening process includes main problem that these screening tests
are harmful for people (Batawi, and et.al ,2019). This can be explained with an
example that x-ray examinations exposed body to radiation and endoscopy of the bowel
which can lead to bleeding or various serious injuries.

References
 Montagnese, S. and Bajaj, J.S., 2019. Impact of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis on
quality-of-life issues. Drugs, 79(1), pp.11-16.
 Ali, Z., and et.al, 2019. Oral health-related quality of life after prosthodontic treatment
for patients with partial edentulism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The
Journal of prosthetic dentistry, 121(1), pp.59-68.
 Batawi, S., and et.al ,2019. Quality of life reported by survivors after hospitalization
for Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Health and quality of life
outcomes, 17(1), pp.1-7.