The Identification Of The Vulnerable Population

Depression is one of the most recurrently investigated psychological disorders within the area of medical R&D (Montorio & Izal, 1996). A number of exhaustive researches have been carried out to study its symptoms and impacts on different patients belonging to different personal and professional attributes and most of these researchers depicted that depression in the elderly people is very frequent and in spite of number of researches in this context, it is often undiagnosed or untreated. To add to this jeopardy, it has also been estimated that only 10% out of the total depressed elderly individuals receive proper diagnosis and treatment (Holroyd et al, 2000). And for that reason, an authentic

Just like you said, immigrants are definitely a vulnerable population for numerous reasons, or cumulative risks that they might have. In this particular scenario, this immigrant is already presenting symptoms of a very serious disease, has no access to healthcare, is being abused by his employer, and lives with other five people in a crowded living space. Without a doubt, and according to Stanhope, and Lancaster (2010) he does fit the criteria for vulnerable population. I also liked your considerations when providing care for this patient. It is very important that we assess their English fluency to make sure that we can properly educate and treat this patient, and that he understands his treatment. A patient with tuberculosis needs

The United States of America is the place known to many as the land of the free, home of the brave, and the place to start a better life. With any place that has good qualities, some have not so good qualities. The homeless population in the United States is at a staggering high, and many individuals are suffering because many lack employment/financial resources, housing resources, support from family and friends, and others negligence; such as natural disasters or fires. Homeless individuals may have no other choice than to live on the streets, trains, and alley ways to name a few places where homeless people seek shelter. The history of homelessness, social problems, demographics, common clinical

First, the microsystem level encompasses roles and relationships in a person’s immediate environment (Rogers, 2013, p. 43). For example, Maria’s relationships and home living situation

The vulnerable population chosen for this paper is Haitian immigrants. Topics of discussion will include description of the population, significant problems related to their vulnerability, related health and social problems, an evaluation of adequant of current strategies to break the cycle of vulnerability, ethical implications of current strategies, and proposed community and public health nursing interventions in roles of manager, advocate, teacher, caregiver and researcher.

The vulnerable population that I observed during my survey are the teenagers and young adult smokers. As I was driving along Flatbush avenue and the surrounding community one evening, I observed a bunch of young male adults gathered on the street, appeared to be clean and nicely dressed. They were talking loud, drinking alcohol and smoking weed or cigarettes. You would have thought that they were fighting with each other, but much do I know that this was their normal way of communicating at social gatherings. What baffled me the most was that there were children and females, both young and older adults as well standing in the same spot inhaling the cigarette smoke. It seems like people are ignorant that second hand cigarette smoking is more hazardous to non-smokers than it is to smokers, especially to children. It could cause lung cancer, heart problems and other debilitating diseases.

In this assignment I will select a vulnerable population sub-group and consider how social science contributes to understanding the social problems encountered by this group. I will do this by firstly explaining and identifying and locating the chosen sub group within the broader societal context. Next by explaining why the chosen sub group is considered to be vulnerable with reference to relevant theory and research based evidence. Then I will be identifying and explaining the role of relevant agencies, both non-governmental organisations and governmental in relation to welfare provision for the chosen sub group. Finally I will discussing the role of social science in informing public health and welfare practice in relation to the chosen

A vulnerable population can be defined as a population that is at risk of poor physical, psychological, and/or social health. Looking further into the definition of a vulnerable population, being ‘at risk’ suggests a high probability of illness and inappropriate or no healthcare. According to Ferrel & Coyle (2010), “people who are poor constitute a vulnerable population, a term used in community health to describe social groups at greater risk for adverse health outcomes. The causes of this vulnerability are typically low socioeconomic status and lack of access to resources” (pg. 661).

The Microsystem refers to the environment that has a direct influence on an individual; school, home, place of worship, teachers, and peers are included in the Microsystem. A personal example is that my mother, an extremely prominent figure in any person’s Microsystem, noticed that I had a rather good potential for working on creative stories. As a direct influence on me, she gave me praise on the stories that I showed her and gave me encouragement to continue working on my writing. Therefore, she directly influenced my psychological development since her praise heightened my self-esteem and allowed me to have a good self-image of myself thanks to the environment I was raised in.

The first system we encounter when talking about the bioecological perspective is the microsystem. This level is best described as day to day interactions between parents, caregivers, teachers,

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “older adults are at an increased risk of depression, because depression is more common in people who have other illnesses, and 80% of older adults have a chronic condition” (CDC, 2017). The CDC also mentions that older adults are often misdiagnosed or undertreated, because the symptoms may be thought to be the cause of something else, or the patient doesn’t understand that treatment would be beneficial and do not seek help.

Typical presenting symptoms in older adults are weakness, insomnia, hypersomnia, headache, fatigue, irritability, chronic constipation, pain, agitation, and unintentional weight loss/change. Dementia and Delirium are also known to have higher rates of depression in older adults. The Geriatric Depression Scale, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, and the nine item Patient Health Questionnaire are screening tools utilized when an older adult presents with signs and symptoms of depression (Downing, Caprio & Lyness, 2013).

Bronfenbrenner defines the microsystem as the small environment in which a child is living in. The microsystem in which I grew up in consisted of two nurturing parents. My father worked outside of the home and my mother was out caregiver. She was there to encourage our behavior and redirect the negative behavior in our lives. This affected the outcome and development from my parents because there was no daycare involved in my live. I did not have parent and teacher conference when I was in school. My parents would use my report card as communication. My grades would reflect my performances at school. My cultural background

Depression in late life is very common, particularly in older adults who are moving in to a different phase of their lives. They may experience a loss of a job, death of a spouse, empty nest, or a move that has taken them away from their social network. Geriatric depression is expensive for everyone involved, from the seniors who suffer not only mentally but physically from its effects to the increased use of health services such as emergency room visits. Suicide is also a consequence of depression in seniors. Sometimes depression is not diagnosed properly because its physical symptoms can mimic other illnesses. Many women, ages 55 and up, experience feelings of loneliness, isolation and do not know what to do now that they are in this new stage in their life; not working etc. Is the women’s group effective in helping members overcome feelings of depression and isolation?

The microsystem refers to the activities, social roles and interpersonal relationships experienced by the individual in a face-to-face setting in their immediate environment. Examples of a microsystem include a child interacting with school friends and family. The mesosystem makes reference to the connections between the different aspects of the microsystem, for example the links between family and the work environment as the work environment can affect the family environment. The exosystem refers to the links between two or more settings with at least one of the settings not directly influencing the person, for example, the workplace of a parent and the home environment. The macrosystem is the overarching paradigms of the micro-, meso and exosystems. The macrosystem is the