Physical factors affecting Quality of Life
Factors affecting quality of life: Physical
including... exercise, diet, saftey, hygiene, pain relief
- Created by: alicianatalieholmes
- Created on: 15-10-14 12:45
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- Factors affecting a quality of life - Physical
- Comfort
- Suitable environment - not too hot, not too cold
- Furniture - comfortable beds, chairs, correct height
- Not too noisy, able to sleep
- Careful movement to prevent bed sores
- Diet
- Important to have a balanced diet
- Poor diet can lead to high cholesterol, diabetes and heart disease
- Care Settings
- Special diets, individuals choosing their own foods - cultural, ethnic, religious etc.
- Pleasant surroundings - table cloths, matching crockery, etc.
- Exercise
- Important to maintain healthy weight
- Strengthen muscles and joints
- Improve respiration/ breathing
- Healthy heart
- Care Settings
- Children in nursery given opportunity for outdoor play, climbing frames etc.
- A person in residential care taken out for walks
- Safety
- Reduce the risk of harm and infection can be reduced by:
- Correct moving and handling procedures
- Correct equipment
- Safety locks and buzzers
- Reporting accidents and injuries
- Care Settings
- Use of specialist equipment, e.g. bath/bed, stair lifts to reduce the risk of injury
- Safety locks and buzzers on external doors
- Reduce the risk of harm and infection can be reduced by:
- Pain relief
- If pain is not controlled it can have a major effect impact on quality of life
- involve medication, massage, tens machine
- Care Settings
- Provision of prescribed medicine for pain relief
- Use of tens machine
- Massge
- Hygiene
- Good hygiene prevents illness and disease
- Good hygiene involves personal hygiene, food hygiene and clean environment
- Hand washing, food hygiene standards, staff training
- Care Settings
- Nursing toys should be washed/sterilised regularly
- Hospitals - alcohol gel used by staff and visitors
- Guidelines should be followed (food safety)
- Comfort
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