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2. Preventive Health: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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   Preventive health refers to routine care you receive in order to maintain your health. It’s key to diagnosing medical conditions before they become a problem. Preventing serious diseases before ...

3. Yes, Mental Illness Can Impact Your Hygiene. Here's What You ...

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   Sian Ferguson. Yes, Mental Illness Can Impact Your Hygiene. Here’s What You Can Do About It. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and even sensory processing disorders can impact our personal hygiene. Let ...

4. What Are ADLs and How They’re Measured - WebMD

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   A full score of 60 points indicates complete independence. Barthel Index. This 100-point scale assesses 10 activities in people who have had a stroke. Each activity is scored between 0 and 10 or 0 ...

5. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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   Activities of daily living ( ADLs) is a term used in healthcare to refer to an individual's daily self-care activities. Health professionals often use a person's ability or inability to perform ADLs as a measure of their functional status. The concept of ADLs was originally proposed in the 1950s by Sidney Katz and his team at the Benjamin Rose ...

6. What is Emotional Health and How Does it Affect You? - WebMD

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   Lower energy than usual. Sleeping too much or too little. Eating too much or too little. Increased use of substances. Racing thoughts. Lower performance at work. More interpersonal conflicts than ...

7. Caregiving: Taking Care of Older Adults - WebMD

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   Add safety rails in showers and tubs and near the toilet. Reduce water temperature to below 120 F (48.9 C). Move furniture and clear clutter to create clear, wide paths. Place nightlights ...

8. 20 Feminine Hygiene Tips: Who It’s for, Routines, Myths, More

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   After going to the bathroom. “The most important thing to keep in mind when wiping [after pooping and peeing] is that you want to wipe your anus and vagina separately,” Streicher says. Meaning ...

9. Unlicensed assistive personnel - Wikipedia

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   e. Unlicensed assistive personnel ( UAP) are paraprofessionals who assist individuals with physical disabilities, mental impairments, and other health care needs with their activities of daily living (ADLs). UAPs also provide bedside care—including basic nursing procedures—all under the supervision of a registered nurse, licensed practical ...