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The Health, Illness - Wellness Continuum

Illness: A state in which the person fills unhealthy may or maynot related to disease.

The Health, Illness - Wellness Continuum

Health

Absence of symptoms of illness and ability to carryout activities.

Illness

A state in which the person fills unhealthy may or maynot related to disease.

Wellness

A state of optimal health or optimal functioning.

Wellness is a process, never a static state.

Most of us think of wellness in terms of illness; we assume that the absence of illness indicates wellness. There are actually many degrees of wellness, just as there are many degrees of illness.


The illness wellness continuum, illustrate the process of change, in which the individual experiences various states of health and illness (ranging from extremely good health to death that fluctuate throughout life. People move back and forth with in this continuum day by day) the illness wellness continuum composed of two arrows pointing in opposite direction and joined at neutral point.

1.        Movement to the right on the arrows (towards high level wellness) equals and increasing level of health and wellbeing.

Achieved in three stages.

a Awarness

b Education

c Growth

2.        Movement to the left on the arrows (towards pre matured death ) equals a progressively decreasing state of health.

Achieved in three stages.

a Signs

b Symptoms

c Disability

3.        Most important is the direction the individual is facing on the pathway.

a If towards high level heath, a person has a positive outlook despite is/her health status.

b If towards premature death, a person has negative outlook about is/her health status.

4.        Compares treatment model with wellness model

a If treatment model is used and individual can move right only to the neutral point. (eg.) client with hypertension takes only medication without making any other life style changes.

If a wellness model is used, and individual can move right past the neutral point. (eg) client with hypertension not only takes his medication but stops smoking, loose weight etc.

 

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