Health and social Unit 1 - Effective Caring

Physical Life Quality life factors

These include excersise, adequate nutrition, physical safety, hygiene, physical comfort & freedom from pain.

• Excersise most people feel better after taking exersise & regular exersise has important long term health benefits. In long-term situations, effective caring should involve opporutnities for appropriate exersise.
• Nutrition contributes to the quality of life in a number of ways. People need a balanced diet in order to remain healthy. Varied and appetising food can contribute to a good quality of life.
• Physical safety & hygiene - phyiscal safety refers to the absence of serious risk of injury. Hygiene means the absence of serious risk of infection.
• Physical comfort means the absence of excessive cold,…