• Describe factors that influence personal hygiene practices.
-Social Practice
Ex: Choice by adolescent girls of type of pads used during menstruation
-Personal Preferences:
Ex: Some patients prefer to shower, wherea
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• Describe factors that influence personal hygiene practices.
-Social Practice
Ex: Choice by adolescent girls of type of pads used during menstruation
-Personal Preferences:
Ex: Some patients prefer to shower, whereas other prefer to bathe.
*Promotes individualized care
-Body Image:
Ex: Physical appearance, structure, or function(Affects the way an individual
performs hygiene)
-Socioeconomics
Ex: He or she might not be able to afford basic supplies such as toothpaste.
-Health Beliefs and Motivation (Motivations plays a key role in pots hygiene;
can't just have knowledge and no motivation)
-Cultural variables
Ex: People from diverse cultural backgrounds follow diff self-care practices;
maintaining cleanliness does not hold the same importance for some ethnic
or social groups
-Developmental stage: Skin, Feet & Nails, The mouth, Hair, Eyes, Ears, &
Nose
-Physical Condition: disabilities, disease, injury
Social practices-social groups influence personal hygiene (frequency of
bathing, time of day of bathing, even brushing of teeth and flossing)
Personal Preferences-whether to shower or take a tub bath, once a day or
3xs a day, bath in morning or afternoon or before bed
Body image-if a pt maintains a neatly groomed appearance (make-up on
every day, perfume, shampoos hair daily, use their own toiletries) be sure to
get the details of grooming before making decisions
Socioeconomic status-be sensitive in considering the pts economic status
influences the ability to regularly maintain hygiene
Health beliefs & Motivation-knowledge about the importance of hygiene;
patient teaching is often needed to foster self-care hygiene. provide info on a
pts health-related issues
Cultural variables-ppl who are not sensitive to body odor, prefer to bathe
less; do not express disproval; avoid forcing changes unless it affects the pts
health
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