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the interaction between the “bio” and “psycho” aspects of an illness.

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Last week you explored the interaction between the “bio” and “psycho” aspects of an illness. The third component of the biopsychosocial model is the focus of this week.
Social factors such as socioeconomic status, educational attainment, social interactions and support, and health literacy independently influence the development and progression of illness and health outcomes. Other social determinants of health or illness are race, ethnicity, occupation, geographic location, and religion. These factors influence health through direct psychobiological processes or lifestyle modifications (Martikainen, Bartley, & Lahelma, 2002).
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review the READINGS. Consider social factors known to influence health outcomes. Select two factors of interest to you. Consider both macro and micro aspects of medical social work.
Write an explanation of how two social factors influence health outcomes.
2, Describe medical social work interventions that target these factors to improve health outcomes, and explain why you selected these interventions.
3. Explain the tasks a social worker might need to complete in order to reach the desired outcomes.
Be sure to support your paper with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Pietromonaco, P. R., Uchino, B. N., & Schetter, C. D. (2013). Close relationship processes and health: Implications of attachment theory for health and disease. Health Psychology, 32(5), 499–513.
2. Uchino, B. N., Bowen, K., Carlisle, M., & Birmingham, W. (2012). Psychological pathways linking social support to health outcomes: A visit with the “ghosts” of research past, present, and future. Social Science and Medicine, 74(7), 949–957.
3. Auerbach, C., & Beckerman, N. L. (2012). Locus of control and lupus: Patients’ beliefs, perspectives, and disease activity. Social Work in Health Care, 51(7), 613–626.
4. Barger, S. D. (2013). Social integration, social support and mortality in the US National Health Interview Survey. Psychosomatic Medicine, 75(5), 510–517.
Social Integration, Social Support and Mortality in the US National Health Interview Survey by Barger, S. D., in Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol. 75, Issue 5. Copyright 2013 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.
5. Liechty, J. M. (2011). Health literacy: Critical opportunities for social work leadership in health care and research. Health and Social Work, 36(2), 99–107.
6. Peltzer, K. & Pengpid, S. (2013). Socioeconomic factors in adherence to HIV therapy in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, 31(2), 150-170.

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