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What is substance use, low back pain, bipolar disorder?
If screen positive, then know where to refer (e.g. soc work, MH, addiction tx services,) or address (HEP, supportive, PT/maint;) low back pain prob b/c employment difficulty
Screening for these conditions (name 1) reduces risk of homelessness e.g. when inpt or in clinic
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What is population health?
Kindig & Stoddard 2003, aka everything that affects health outside the clinical encounter/hosp/clinic
This is the health outcomes of a group of individuals, and the distribution of such health outcomes within that group.
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What is supportive housing?
Reduces LOS, ED util, hospitalization and death (among AIDS pts) compared to usual discharge
This is a term that describes housing + case management, MH, or nursing support that is co-located in housing area, shown to improve health processes & outcomes among chronically homeless indiv
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What is "do you have access to a toilet, place to prepare day before the colo?"
At VA, can request admission 1d to campus housing prior to many procedures or appts for vets who may have hardships (e.g. travel, homelessness)
This is important to ask before ordering a colo for a homeless person (hint: logistics)
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What is True?
11% of US veterans are black, but represent 33% of homeless veterans. Extrapolating from Baggett et al's 2013 data on mortality among homeless individuals in MA, structural factors (e.g. poverty, discrimination) likely contributes to poor health outcomes including homelessness, CA, CHD, and chronic dz deaths in Afr Am men.
T or F:
Due to structural barriers, African-American vets have 3x higher odds of being homeless than non-African-American veterans. |
What is T?
Behavior is one of 5 determinants of health, i.e. social, economic or other factors affecting health outcome; it encompasses obesity, smoking, substance use, violence/suicide.
T or F
Behavior accounted for 40% of premature mortality in the US (ie. all deaths before age 76) per McGinnis et al |
What is seven?
Each event, if >3wks, is more likely to result in successfully quitting, prob based on physiologic dependence reduced at 3wks. However, address triggers for smoking to reduce risk e.g. stress mgmt options, habits, redirection, etc.
Most individuals will attempt to quit smoking this many times before successfully quitting.
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What is e?
Multiple choice:
When asking about discharge plans, this condition is considered homelessness: a. couch-surfing, b. living in a storage space, c. doubling-up (sharing housing w mult indiv) d. moving freq in last 2m, e. all of the above |
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What is smoking/tobacco use?
NRT (patches, gum, lozenges) and counseling, possible meds are tobacco cessation strategies that we initiate on admission to resid rehab at 1 of the VA programs (Foundations of recovery.)
This habit is associated with higher rates of relapse on substance use, so replacement therapy and cessation counseling starts on admission to addiction treatment.
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What is T?
health outcomes across the world are tied to education levels (e.g. proportion of pop with hs degree or higher; better outcomes if proportion is higher) and income of the neighborhood is a stronger predictor of health than individual income, per VA study 2018
T or F
"Your zip code may be more important than your genetic code." |
What is teach-back technique? good examples?
Also acceptable: mult modes of communication (e.g. written, verbal, drawings) and use of percents rather than fractions, even higher-lit folks appreciate more visuals, simpler directions/language.
Individuals with lower health literacy i.e. ability to understand health info to make decisions may have worse outcomes e.g. ED, re-admission, LOS. This intervention helps clarify communication without taking more time.
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What is c?
Minus 2439 points for missing this question, ha ha
This is how often you may let your friends in business/law school or at start-ups think they are suffering more than you did as a med student:
a. always, b. sometimes, c. never |
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What is T?
Highest risk of overdose, CV, violence/suicide in first 14d after re-entry compared to general Seattle population. Barriers to re-instating medicaid, access to clinics/care, MH/cognitive, behaviors likely contribute. VJO for certain vets can help vets go to Vet Court at S Clara county court for non-violent offenses, including mandated resid rehab.
T or F
Former inmates have 13x higher odds of death in first 2wks of release from correctional system than the general population. VA has VJO (vets justice outreach) to help transition for court/parole/probation w case mgmt |
What is e?
Mult choice: the following resources have helped improve success after resid rehab programs for veterans: a. non-profits run by veterans for peers,
b. intensive outpt programs, c. supportive housing, d. compensated work therapy to help job placement, e. all of the above |
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