Family Focused Functional Assessment Questionnaire

Family-focused functional assessment
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Introduction
Family health assessment is a critical technique of examining a family, and it can help in determining where the members of the family should focus on improving the overall health of the family. The functional health patterns offer eleven functions which are vital in assessing families and individual members. The literature uses Gordon’s functional health patterns to assess the health of a family of four members; the members will be asked open-ended questions based on the eleven categories.
Family Health Assessment
Johnson’s family was chosen to participate in the assessment. The Johnson’s are family friends who were willing and also gave their consent. This was critical since some of the questions asked during the interview were invasive since the family would be required to discuss private issues and address health matters that the family members have encountered. The family comprised of the husband, wife, and their two daughters one aged fifteen years and the other eight years. This is an African-American family from a low social class, and they are all Christians. Both the father and the mother have to work hard to ensure that they support their family.
Assessment findings
Health perceptions
The questions asked in his case helped in understanding the impression and notion of the family members about their health. The wife indicated that she has been diagnosed with diabetes but maintained that she keeps in touch with her physician, who monitors her condition. The husband too has issues with weight and is taking medicines for high blood pressure. However, the two girls and healthy, and they have no health complications. In order to maintain their health, the family undergoes health checkups every year and state that their goal is to improve their health and protect their daughters from foreseeable health complications.
Nutrition
The family maintained that they like taking food rich in fats but emphasized that they also take fruits and vegetables. The husband also indicated that he like taking his family out, so they also eat from restaurants regularly. Also, every member takes at least three meals a day; the girls also eat snacks. The family consumes about 1500-2000 calories in a day. The family has access to balanced food, particularly meals rich in proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and fats, among other components.
Sleep/Rest
The family indicated that every member obtains about eight to nine hours of sleep at night. The wife stipulates that everyone has to sleep early around 9 AM so that they can have enough time to rest and wake up before waking about 5 to 6 AM the next day. They, however, indicated that during weekends, they are likely to sleep late but not past 10 PM. The responded that there are no factors preventing them from assessing enough sleep. All members of the family indicated that they have regular sleep patterns.
Elimination
Mrs. Johnson reported that she and the older daughter had had constipation issues but maintained that they had increased their water and fiber intake. The young daughter sometimes uses the restroom very late at night. All members indicated that urinate more during th...