A Patient 's Narrative
Health according to the World Health Organisation (WHO, 1948), is considered to be not just an absence of a disease but it also includes the maintenance of sociological, psychological and physical well being (Nash, 2014, pp. 2–3). Previously Maslow (1943) developed a ‘hierarchy of needs’ which outlines the essential needs of any person. These are split into groups - self-actualisation, esteem, social, cognitive, safety and physiological, all of which can be subdivided again (Rana and Upton, 2008a, p. 55). Both the WHO definition and Maslow 's theory seem to mirror each other in the sense that health is more complex than it originally appears and both have addressed these crucial and often overlooked factors and explored …show more content…
Thus any illness could be cured via biomedical treatment such as medication and vaccinations. However there was no regard for social or psychological reasoning and therefore the treatments were very limited. Engel (1977) argued that this model was not sufficient as other factors could impact on health which could not be determined as physiological. This resulted in a new approach known as the biopsychosocial model (Rana and Upton, 2008b, pp. 6 – 7).
Nowadays the provision of holistic care is encouraged and advised, furthermore it is stated in the Nursing and Midwifery Council 's (NMC) professional values under ‘Competency 2’ (Halbert, 2015). Holistic care is defined as physical, spiritual, psychological and social. It views each patient as individual which in turn means they may require different treatment depending on what they believe will work for them, this will differ from one patient to the …show more content…
Peter had two daughters who were 18 and 20, after several disputes between themselves Peter finally made the appointment. Unfortunately for the following 6 months his diagnosis went from throat infections to thrush and back again until he was given the correct prognosis of malignant throat cancer. However this was further complicated as he was also informed he has tuberculosis (TB). Mechanic (1968) states that both social and cultural factors have a role in the way a person interprets and acts upon an illness. It can be determined by the way a group of people react to a particular diagnosis and this can influence the delay in seeking medical attention despite the presence of pain. (Weiss and Lonnquist, 2016, pp. 145 –
Health according to the World Health Organisation (WHO, 1948), is considered to be not just an absence of a disease but it also includes the maintenance of sociological, psychological and physical well being (Nash, 2014, pp. 2–3). Previously Maslow (1943) developed a ‘hierarchy of needs’ which outlines the essential needs of any person. These are split into groups - self-actualisation, esteem, social, cognitive, safety and physiological, all of which can be subdivided again (Rana and Upton, 2008a, p. 55). Both the WHO definition and Maslow 's theory seem to mirror each other in the sense that health is more complex than it originally appears and both have addressed these crucial and often overlooked factors and explored …show more content…
Thus any illness could be cured via biomedical treatment such as medication and vaccinations. However there was no regard for social or psychological reasoning and therefore the treatments were very limited. Engel (1977) argued that this model was not sufficient as other factors could impact on health which could not be determined as physiological. This resulted in a new approach known as the biopsychosocial model (Rana and Upton, 2008b, pp. 6 – 7).
Nowadays the provision of holistic care is encouraged and advised, furthermore it is stated in the Nursing and Midwifery Council 's (NMC) professional values under ‘Competency 2’ (Halbert, 2015). Holistic care is defined as physical, spiritual, psychological and social. It views each patient as individual which in turn means they may require different treatment depending on what they believe will work for them, this will differ from one patient to the …show more content…
Peter had two daughters who were 18 and 20, after several disputes between themselves Peter finally made the appointment. Unfortunately for the following 6 months his diagnosis went from throat infections to thrush and back again until he was given the correct prognosis of malignant throat cancer. However this was further complicated as he was also informed he has tuberculosis (TB). Mechanic (1968) states that both social and cultural factors have a role in the way a person interprets and acts upon an illness. It can be determined by the way a group of people react to a particular diagnosis and this can influence the delay in seeking medical attention despite the presence of pain. (Weiss and Lonnquist, 2016, pp. 145 –