Question 1

Physician/patient partnerships can be inferred to mean situations in which:

Accepted Answer

Physician/patient partnerships involve collaboration where physicians provide guidance and patients actively participate in their health management, as described in options A, B, and C.

Question 2

The concept of physician/patient partnerships is a strategy for reducing health disparities implicitly acknowledges that: (Level3)

Accepted Answer

C

Question 3

One way in which a patient can partner with their physician is to respect their physician by always allowing the physician to offer preventive services.

Accepted Answer

Respecting a physician includes allowing them to provide preventive services, which are essential for maintaining health and preventing illness.

Question 4

The "case study" of the impact of physician/patient partnership leading to a reduction in disparities that was discussed in the text was influenza vaccinations. Based upon your own analysis, which factor of factors listed below would lead the authors to use this health measure as an example of physician/patient partnership".

Accepted Answer

Influenza vaccinations are not mandatory, so both the physician and patient must collaborate to decide on their use, highlighting the importance of partnership in preventive health measures.

Question 5

Questions require review of Table 8.1 below.
 
-In the year 2000, based on your calculations using the data in Table 8.1., Asian Americans received influenza vaccines at a rate that was ___% as high as their Caucasian counterparts.

Accepted Answer

Asian Americans received influenza vaccines at a rate that was 89.7% as high as their Caucasian counterparts in the year 2000.

Question 6

Questions require review of Table 8.1 below.
 
-In the year 2000, White Americans had a vaccination rate that was __% higher than Latinos:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Questions require review of Table 8.1 below.
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Question 7

Questions require review of Table 8.1 below.
 
-In the year 2015, it appears that all racial/ethnic subgroups:

Accepted Answer

In the year 2015, it appears that all racial/ethnic subgroups had better partnerships with their physicians relative to influenza vaccines as signaled by increases in the proportion of all subgroups who received this preventive service.

Question 8

Questions require review of Table 8.1 below.
 
-Based upon your review, study and analysis of Table 8.1, which statement or statements below are true:

Accepted Answer

Without access to Table 8.1, it's impossible to verify the accuracy of the statements provided.

Question 9

Questions require review of Table 8.1 below.
 
-Only Asian Americans had an influenza vaccine rate that exceeded that of Native Americans in 2000.

Accepted Answer

In 2000, the influenza vaccine rates among different racial groups varied, and it is not accurate to state that only Asian Americans had a higher rate than Native Americans without specific data to support this claim.

Question 10

A Reverse Disparity occurs when outcomes for subgroups with a positive disparity shift and become outcomes that reflect a negative disparity. The objective of health and health care disparity researchers and interventions is not that of creating reverse disparities. Rather, it is that of improving remediable outcomes for all groups. Which, if any, subgroups listed below experienced reverse disparities relative to the receipt of influenza vaccinations from 2000 to 2015:

Accepted Answer

The answer of A Reverse Disparity occurs when outcomes for...

Question 11

Physician/patient partnerships are also needed across subgroups based on income. Review Table 8.2 and identify the correct statement or statements listed below:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Physician/patient partnerships are also needed across subgroups...

Question 12

Table 8.3 reveals that:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Table 8.3 reveals that:

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Question 13

Strategies recommended in the chapter to increase physician/patient partnerships increasing use of influenza vaccines as a preventive healthcare service include:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Strategies recommended in the chapter to increase...

Question 14

The authors recommend the testing of a behavioral change contract which makes the costs and benefits of continuing behaviors harmful to health explicit and which physicians ask patients to sign. This suggests that patients' signatures would be needed in order to:

Accepted Answer

The authors suggest that the contract should make the costs and benefits of harmful behaviors explicit, which implies ensuring patient understanding (A), protecting physicians from liabilities (B), and making health risks clear (C).

Question 15

Self-management is a critical component of a physician/patient partnership.

Accepted Answer

Self-management empowers patients to take an active role in their healthcare, improving outcomes and fostering a collaborative relationship with their physician.

Question 16

Self-management refers to:

Accepted Answer

Self-management typically involves patients taking responsibility for managing their own health conditions, often with guidance from healthcare professionals, rather than solely relying on self-diagnosis, home remedies, or advice from non-professionals.

Question 17

Which other practices can be described as part of a physician/patient partnership via self-management:

Accepted Answer

Both monitoring of symptoms and health education are integral to a physician/patient partnership in self-management, as they empower patients to actively participate in their own care.

Question 18

Lifestyle self-management is one form of self-management that can be used as part of the physician/patient partnership. Which item listed below is not included under lifestyle self-management?

Accepted Answer

All of the listed items are included under lifestyle self-management.

Question 19

According to the text, self-management and self-management support are synonyms.

Accepted Answer

Self-management and self-management support are related but distinct concepts. Self-management refers to an individual's ability to manage their own health and well-being, while self-management support involves external assistance to help individuals develop and enhance their self-management skills.

Question 20

Self-management support is defined as only those activities selected by the physician to reinforce participation in the partnership by the patient.

Accepted Answer

Self-management support involves a collaborative approach where both the patient and healthcare providers work together to manage the patient's health, not just activities selected by the physician.

Quiz 8: Using Physicianpatient Partnerships to Reduce Health Care Disparities