Comprehensive Health Assessment: A Case Study

The author of this paper conducted a comprehensive health assessment of patient and portrayed in the first section of this paper .second section explains about the variables such as age, spiritual values and cultural variables affects the heath and health history interviews. In this section the author indicates that by understanding and respecting of patients culture, traditions, practice of community, as well deep personal awareness helps to avoid unconscious bias and imbalances between clinician and patient. Acknowledging and responding to patient’s emotional status assist to bring out clients’ interpretation of their health status. The fundamentals of skilled interviewing lies in the techniques of skilled intervening. In conclusion, interviewing

Studies indicates that people more than 60 years of age are tend to perceive their own health and more positive attitude towards instructions and follow instruction than young adult group (Cockerham, Sharp, & Wilcox, 1983). Very old and young children need assistance in providing health related information. Body, mind and spirit are connected, health of one affected another .Research shows that one’s beliefs, comfort, strength gained from their religion has significant role in their healing process and wellbeing .Improving spirituality assist in feeling better as well help to cope with the situation (American Family Physician [AAFP], 2001). For example traditional Navajos start their day with a prayer, ask for blessings and to keep harmony with earth and sky, most of Asian Christians start their food with a word of payer .acknowledge and understand these beliefs assist health care provider to advocates and allow patients to follow those practices. However, providers’ lack of knowledge about patient beliefs and lived experiences as well as unintentional or intentional performing of favoritism during patient encounters could lead to mismatching between patient and