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Family Health Problem Prioritization

The document prioritizes three family health problems: hypertension, myoma, and parenthood. It assigns each problem a score from 1 to 3 on four criteria: nature of the problem, modifiability, preventive potential, and salience. Hypertension receives the highest total score of 5, followed by myoma with 4, and parenthood with 2.83. Therefore, the ranked list of health problems from highest to lowest priority is: 1) hypertension, 2) myoma, 3) parenthood.

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Family Health Problem Prioritization

The document prioritizes three family health problems: hypertension, myoma, and parenthood. It assigns each problem a score from 1 to 3 on four criteria: nature of the problem, modifiability, preventive potential, and salience. Hypertension receives the highest total score of 5, followed by myoma with 4, and parenthood with 2.83. Therefore, the ranked list of health problems from highest to lowest priority is: 1) hypertension, 2) myoma, 3) parenthood.

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Prioritization of family health problems 

Hypertension
​Criteria Computation Actual Justification
Score

1. Nature of the Problem 3/3 x 1 1 It is a health


deficit and
requires more
immediate
intervention.

2. Modifiability of 2/2 x 1 1 The resources


the Problem and
interventions
needed to
solve the
problem are
available to the
family

3. Preventive 3/3 x 1 1 The possibility


Potential of making the
hypertension
worse are
prevented if
maintenance
Drugs and a
healthy lifestyle
are continued.

4. Salience of the 2/2 x 1 1 The family


Problem recognizes it as
a problem that
requires
attention due to
the age of their
father.

Total Score: 4
Myoma
​Criteria Computation Actual Justification
Score

1. Nature of the Problem 3/3 x 1 1 The problem is


a health deficit

2. Modifiability of 2/2 x 1 1 The resources


the Problem and
interventions
needed to
solve the
problem are
available to the
family.

3. Preventive 3/3 x 1 1 The possibility


Potential of
complications
of
Myoma can be
prevented if
interventions
are done to
remove it
through
surgery.

4. Salience of the 0/2 x 1 0 The mother,


Problem Mrs. Christie
does not
recognize the
severity of the
problem.

Total Score: 3
Parenthood
​Criteria Computation Actual Justification
Score

1. Nature of the Problem 1/3 x 1 0.33 The problem is a


foreseeable
crisis and does
not need an
immediate
intervention.

2. Modifiability of 2/2 x 2 1 The problem is


the Problem easily
modifiable since
current
knowledge,
interventions
and resources
are present
within the family.

3. Preventive 3/3 x 1 1 Problem can


Potential easily be
prevented with
proper time
management
and cooperation.

4. Salience of the 1/2 x 1 0.5 Family


Problem recognizes it as
a problem that
does not need
immediate
attention.

Total Score: 2.83


List of problems ranked according to priorities:
HEALTH PROBLEM SCORE RANK

Hypertension 5 1

Myoma 4 2

Parenthood 2.83 3

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