Question

Discuss the impact of social, environmental, hereditary and/or behavioral factors on patient well-being and illness.

Answer 1

Answer : Many factors are have the influence on the wellbeing and illness of the patient .

some of those factors ,:

• Social factors
• environmental factors
• hereditory factors .
• behavioural factors

1. Social factors :.   ​

​- poor socio economic conditions will alter the health satus of the person.

- poverty is another important cause becuse if the person is having low income automatically affordability of health needs will decrease ,its lead to illness.

-poor working conditions

- unemployment will have a role in poor health .

- poor social support will lead to illness .

- poor nutrition .

- if the person fulfill the these social factors then he will free from illness .

2. Environmental factors :

- air pollution : air pollusion led to illness ,if air is not polluted means the person may feel healthy.

- climate : weather changes such as winter causes respiratory changes ,if climatic conditions are normal the person susceptability is less.

- water pollusion : polluted water causes mant gstro intestinal diseases.if water is pire the person can free from water borne diseases.

- soil pollution : soil pollutiin with different types of toxic chemicals have deleterious effect on health .

- radiation.: if the person exposure to radiation causes cncer .

- noise : loud noise lead to hearing loss ,if the person is getting adequate sound he is free from hearing loss.

- unsafe public spaces .

- poor waste disposal

- poor housing conditions

ecposure to toxic substances

3. Hereditory factors :

hereditory factors such as family history of any gene mutations may have the chance to get disease in future.

4.behaviour factors :

- person is having poor behaviour such as bad habits like smoking and drinking

- sedentary life ,lack of physical mobility ,poor dietary pattern and lack of excercises ,drug abuse having deliterious effect on health .

these are all the some factors which have effects on the maintenance of good health ,and illness.