Deck 7: Factors Affecting the Patient

Question 1

Robbie is confused about how he got infected with Hepatitis A. What dimension of uncertainty is refelcted by Robbie's confusion?

A) Complexity of illness
B) Quality of information
C) Probability
D) Structure of information
E) Lay epistemology

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Cecilia feels a lump in her neck. She does some online research on this symptom, but nothing she finds gives her a good idea of what the lump might mean. What dimension of uncertainty is refelcted by Cecilia's findings?

A) Complexity of illness
B) Quality of information
C) Probability
D) Structure of information
E) Lay epistemology

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Briony got tested for the BRCA1 and 2 genes, and the results of the genetic test indicate that she has the genes. Briony has questions about whether she will develop breast cancer. What dimension of uncertainty is refelcted by Briony's question?

A) Complexity of illness
B) Quality of information
C) Probability
D) Structure of information
E) Lay epistemology

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Leon finds a lump in his testicle and makes an appointment with his doctor to get it checked out. The doctor orders several tests and then talks with Leon about the possibility of radiation treatment for testicular cancer. Later, the results of the test indicate that the tumor is benign. Leon is wondering whether he has cancer or not. What dimension of uncertainty is refelcted by Leon's question

A) Complexity of illness
B) Quality of information
C) Probability
D) Structure of information
E) Lay epistemology

Question 5

Lola's physician tells her that she has a "good chance" of getting a kidney transplant. He tells her that she will probably have to wait at least a year for the kidney. Lola is confused because waiting for a year doesn't seem like a "good chance" to her. What dimension of uncertainty is refelcted by Lola's confusion?

A) Complexity of illness
B) Quality of information
C) Probability
D) Structure of information
E) Lay epistemology

Question 6

Which of the following is a stronger predictor of physical and psychological health than education level, demographic factors, and cultural background?

A) Uncertainty
B) Literacy
C) Patient participation
D) Socio-economic status
E) Social support

Question 7

Which of the following is not a dimension of health literacy?

A) Oral
B) Media
C) Numeracy
D) Visual
E) Print

Question 8

Which of the following statements best describe the relationship between education level and health?

A) The more education you have, the longer you are likely to stay healthy.
B) The less education you have, the longer you are likely to stay healthy.
C) There is no relationship between education and health.
D) There is a curvilinear relationship between education and health.
E) There is an inverted U relationship between education and health.

Question 9

According to the Affordable Care Act, people who do not have health insurance must visit a(n) _____, which are like shopping malls with various insurance "stores."

A) Mandate
B) Exchange
C) Subsidy
D) Market
E) Purchase group

Question 10

When uncertainty is appraised as a danger, people work to _____ uncertainty

A) Reduce
B) Maintain
C) Increase

Question 11

When uncertainty is appraised as an opportunity, people work to _____ uncertainty

A) Reduce
B) Maintain
C) Increase

Question 12

Jack's doctor tells him that he has a 5% chance of recovering from his pancreatic cancer, but he did some reading in medical journals that show his chances of recovering from cancer are closer to 30%. This new information creates uncertainty, making Jack feel hopeful. Jack will likely try to _____ his uncertainty

A) Reduce
B) Maintain
C) Increase

Question 13

Emily's doctor tells her that she has a 95% chance of recovering from her anxiety disorder, but she did some reading in medical journals that show that her chances are closer to 30%. This new information creates uncertainty about her chances, making her feel distressed. Emily will likely try to _____ her uncertainty.

A) Reduce
B) Maintain
C) Increase

Question 14

Uncertainty is a negative experience.

Question 15

Health literacy is a skill.

Question 16

Doctors not only provide more information for high participation patients, but they also volunteer more information for high participation patients.

Question 17

In its report titled Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, the Institute of Medicine documented that "racial and ethnic minorities are burdened with higher rates of disease, disability, and death, and tend to receive a lower quality of health care than non-minorities, even when access-related factors, such as insurance status and income, are taken into account."

Question 18

In the United States, the leading cause of death for men is cardiovascular heart disease, whereas the leading cause of death for women is breast cancer.

Question 19

Under the new Affordable Care Act, healthcare insurance is optional.

Question 20

How do appraisals of uncertainty in illness shape uncertainty management strategies?

Question 21

How has health literacy been defined and measured in previous research? What is the optimal definition and measurement of health literacy in your opinion?

Question 22

How do racism, sexism, and class-ism affect health, healthcare, and health communication?

Question 23

What kind of data did researchers with the University of Kentucky Rural Cancer Prevention Center collect, how did they analyze the data, and what did they find?

Question 24

What type of healthcare insurance do you currently have? What are several advantages and disadvantages of your type of insurance?