Social Ecological Model Of Health

Patients with limited funds and finances may be more likely to die from home than in a hospice, especially if they are not able to have access needed to support beyond what is available with routine hospice care according to (Barclay, Joshua S., et al). When a patient decides to die at home, a lot of factors arise such as lack of caregiver support, lack of home health personal and equipment’s, lack of health care provider mindfulness of preferences and reduced control of disease control may result in one being transferred to subacute or acute care settings before death. Palliative care is given to help improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease, such as cancer. According to experts studying access

Social-ecological model is important because it reflects the complex relationship between how individual, relationship, community, and societal factors may affect one to adopt healthy habits and have a good health by leading healthy lifestyle. The social ecological perspective also provides a powerful theoretical basis for multilevel intervention whose essential awareness is the various determinants at multiple levels which comprise of intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy—interact to influence human behavior and health outcome (Weiner, Bryan J., et al). The Ecological Model of Health Behavior (McLeroy et al., 1988). It also offers a theoretical framework for classifying the key factors at the end-of-life, keeping the patient the main focus while putting into consideration major influences hindering hospice care. Interpersonal Factors comprising of Social networks and social support systems such as personal history and biological factors influence how individuals behave which will increase their likelihood of adopting healthy habits according to how they were raised up. Adopting healthy habits in individual behavior can lower

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