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    MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

    Course Title : Introduction to pharmacy


    Course Code : PHAR-1101

    Prepared By:
    Group-2
    ID:201008
    201009
    201010
    201011
    201013
    201014
    Semester:2020-21
    1st year 1st semester

    Department of Pharmacy
    Jashore University of Science and technology
    CONTENT

     Medical Sociology
     The myth of role of medicine
     Illness and behaviour
     The health professional-patient relationship
     Outcomes of healthcare
     Social class and health
     Ethnicity and health
     Ageing
     Concept of rationing and health-care
    Medical Sociology
    Medical sociology is the sociology analysis of the social cause and consequences of
    health and illness.This filed commonly interacts with the sociology of knowledge,science
    and technology studies.Its main interest is in the study of health,health behaviour and
    medical itstutions.Illness is viewed not only as a medical problems but also psychological
    and social problem.Medical sociology is the sociological analysis of health and
    medicine.Specializing as a medical sociologist helps the healthcare system examining
    and improving health care outcome.
    The myth of role of medicine

    Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives or story that play a fundamental role in a
    society. Myth is widely held but often false belif or idea.
    The study of myth is called mythology.

    Examples: Vaccination can cause flu, supplements always make the body healthier, cold
    weather makes you sick, people should need to drink 8 glasses of water in a day.
    Illness and behaviour
    Illness behaviour is a kind of behaviour undertaken by a patient who feels ill, to define the state of
    his health and to discover a remedy.
    Examples: Sleep disturbance, hyperalgesia, anorexia, fatigue etc. There are also some infectious
    disease symptoms such as influnza.

    How to overcome illness behaviour


    A healthy diet, regular exercise, sleep and social support, taking positive view.

    Reference : [ betterhealth.vic.gov.au ]
    How many methods illness behaviour have ?

    Illness behaviour two methods


    1. Self-care behaviour: Any action taken to improve a health condition in the
    absence of direct medical attention. which includes managing symptoms
    and caring for minor injuries.
    2. 2. Healthcare vitilizing behaviour: Any action that involves direct use of
    healthcare services.
    THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

    THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP


    IS A BOND OF TRUST. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ARE
    OBLIGATED TO ACT ACCORDING TO ETHICAL AND LEGAL
    STANDARDS.
    EITHICAL PRINCIPLE :
    HONESTY: THE PROFESSIONAL DOES NOT WITHHOLD
    NECESSARY INFORMATION FROM THE PATIENT OR LIE TO THE
    PATIENT ABOUT THE NATURE OR SERIOUSNESS.
    JUSTICE. THE PROFESSIONAL DOES NOT REFUSE TREATMENT
    ON THE BASIS OF A PATIENT'S RACE, RELIGION, NATIONALITY,
    INCOME, OR OTHER PERSONAL CHARACTERISTIC.
    PLEDGING TO DO NO HARM. THIS PRINCIPLE MEANS THAT THE
    PROFESSIONAL MUST AVOID ACTIONS DETRIMENTAL TO THE
    PATIENT.
    THE TOP CATEGORIES OF OUTCOME MEASURES ARE:

    1. MORTALITY
    2. SAFETY OF CARE
    3. EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE
    4. PATIENT EXPERIENCE
    5. TIMELINESS OF CARE
    6. EFFICIENT USE OF MEDICAL IMAGING
    Social class and health

    How dose social class relates to health ?


    Social class is co-related with environmental hagards that increase one’s risk of
    contracting a disease or substaining on injury.The lower social classes are deprived
    of proper previelages of combined & fruitiful healthcare.

    Reference [ National University,Austrelia ][The conversation.com]


    Ethnicity and health

    What’s ethnicity ?
    Ethnicity/ethnic group are term for ascribed identity bestowed on groups/catagories defined by their distinctive
    cultural attributes such as – language & religion. They are frequently, but not necessarily ranked within their
    society/country.

    How ethnic inequalities negatively affect global healthcare system?


    We can notice the COVID-19 pandemic situation. COVID causing virus Corona mulated & hitted it’s 2nd wave
    worldwide from the African countries which were common scapegoat of ethnic inquality. & were not vaccinated
    properly as a result of inquality.

    Reference : [Prof. James Nazroo, University of Manchestar]


    AG EING

    Ageing is the process of becoming older.The turm refers especially to human being,also to many
    animals and fungi whereas for example bacteria,perennial plants and some simple animels and
    potentially biologically immortal.

    The 3 unique kinds of aging:

     Biological aging
     Psychological aging
     Social aging
    CONCEPT OF RATIONING OF HEALTH-CARE

    It is difficult to provide health care services to all those in need of such services due to limited
    resources and unlimited demands. Thus, priority setting and rationing have to be applied. This
    study aimed at critically examining the concept of rationing in health sector and identifying its
    purposes, influencing factors, mechanisms, and outcomes.Health services rationing means
    restricting the access of some people to useful or potentially useful health services due to
    budgetary limitation. The inherent features of the health. Rationing can be applied in 4 levels:
    health care policy-makers, health care managers, health care providers, and patients: Health
    care rationing can be accomplished through fixed budget, benefit package, payment
    mechanisms, queuing, copayments, and deductibles.

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