CHAPTER V Family Coping Index This chapter presents the ability of the family to cope with the specific

problem with regards to the nine parameters (Physical Independence, Therapeutic Competence, Knowledge of Health Condition, Applications of the Principles of Hygiene, Health Attitude, Emotional Competence, Family Living, Physical Environment and Use of Community Facilities ) indicated in the family coping index. To maintain health, the family must be able to deal with the problems of participating in preventive, curative or rehabilitative measures to make social adjustments that are required by the health situation; to make wise decisions in relation to seeking and using health services, and to contribute in whatever ways they can toward maintaining the health of others. This capacity to deal with the situationto copeis central to health competence of the family. Criteria Physical Independence All Ideal Actual Rating 3 Justification Almost family members in all

family The student nurse observed that all family were

members,

whether or not the there infirmity disability one of is an members

terms of doing their activities of daily living were appropriate and they have the ability to do hygiene. However; R1,
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or capable of doing in their daily routines, its concerning on their

members are ability to have a receiving necessary care maintain cleanliness the fairly hygiene and in terms of doing to work. Except for their children, they were still not

proper

including skin capable of doing care are able such work or to do to get as far a proper hygiene as with physical abilities; receiving assistance when needed without interruption or undue delay. Therapeutic Competence Family able to Father demonstrate, that Kung verbalizes magsakit 3 possible independently.(e.g. this daily grooming,

R2, still

and

R3

needs

guidance due to lack of in

knowledge

bath time, eating, are brushing teeth). their

proper hygiene and to do work independently.

The

father

took the health of his children and wife at risk by just simply giving medication without proper prescription of a But physician. on the the

the akong mga anak,

members can gina painom nako carry out the sila prescribe procedure safely ug tambal

gikan sa center ug ginapahilot. Kung

and dili pa sila mayo, sila sa center.

efficiently with ginadala na nako understanding with principles involve willing attitude. and the

other hand, he could right medication or prescribe treatment with

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provide

the help of a health center. Knowledge of Health Condition Knows salient about disease enough take necessary the The family has an facts adequate the knowledge of their well health condition 4 The family

knows if there is an existing illness in one of its members and they knew what to do in order to treat it. However

to because none of them has severe illness. In terms of

action at the fever, cough and proper The time. colds, Mr. R and

rationale Mrs. S has been medicating

they did some actions that

of care is able self to and

observe and they let their report children medicine the form take without

were improper by medicine without the taking

significant symptoms.

prescription of the They

prescription of a doctor.

physician.

also consult hilot. Application of the Principles of Hygiene Household The young children 3 The family

runs smoothly, of the family take a family meals bath and brush teerh

does not apply the general of by

well selected, their

principle hygiene

habit of rest irregularly. Mr. R and sleep usually to vegetable prepares soup,

taking a bath and their brushing teeth

adequate needs.

they seldom eat fish and meat.

irregularly. Sometimes eating

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Their utensils were washed. There are

vectors rats, and at

such

as

moderate intake of

mosquitoes cockroaches

nutritious food. The sleeps family more

night

due

to

open areas of their house which are not fixed. The

than 8 hours and up but in terms sleeping arrangement, they have of

family R sleeps at around 7pm. They have uncomfortable sleep due to small space house. of their

inadequate space since

the number of family members sleeping in

one room and has an open areas specifically their ceiling, and

windows

walls are not in proper condition vectors diseases usually breeds or rests. that of

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Health Attitude

Understand and recognizes needs

The recognizes

family and

They recognize the health services available they but are

accepts the health

from services offered by barangay

medical care, the

illness and for health centers but usual preventive services. they seldom went there to have a regular check up. Mr. R verbalizes naga adto man mi ug center kung

seldom go to the Barangay

Health Center for regular

check up.

may sakit ang isa ka myembro sa

pamilya nga wala naayo sa tambal gikan sa center ug sa hilot. Emotional Competence All members Mr. R told me that 4 The family was able to face and

of the family after the death of are able to his wife, the first a month was the

stresses

maintain reasonable degree emotional calmness, face illness realistically up

problems and they solve it immediately with emotional control calmness. and

most difficult times of that he considers. However, he said that dugay

to naman gud to siya nagsakit, pabalik

balik lang. gikuha na gyud siya sa Ginoo.

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and hopefully.

According to Mr. R. his children give him facing strength in the

challenges in his life. Family Living Family things does Mr. R treats his children equally not 5 An authority

who practices fair treatment

together, each and member

does

acts practice

physical

on his children implies positive family bond and ties.

for the good of way of disciplining the family as a them. whole. childrens relationships family with Their

Despite

the

members

absence of the wife, the

are doing well.

children are in control of the father. Physical Environment House in good The house is old repair, provides privacy, and small. It is made of wood and free it is not well built. house had 2 The family was not totally safe within house because breeding vectors were within that present the of the

from accidents The and

pest open areas such open ceiling,

hazards, with as respectable

window and wall vectors of

neighbors and that opportunities

disease rats, and

house of the family which is considered as

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for community specifically activity. cockroaches

mosquitoes and house leave

enter the

a health threat due to lack of adequate space may which lead to

anytime

they wanted.

rapid spread of communicable disease as diseases, colds, coughs, fever, etc. Use of Community Facilities The uses facility need appropriately family The the recognized family the 5 The family is aware of the services offered by the Barangay Health Centers. such skin

they services offered by the Health Barangay Center s

and promptly. that may help the The family family.

knows where, when and

whom to call for help.

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