Following an interview with household members, the report includes a comprehensive interpretation of a family health assessment. The evaluation also includes the identification of two wellbeing issues. The family's present health status was stable because no family members had been hospitalized or taken ill in the previous few months. Notably, family members normally go for medical checks once a year to ensure that they are in good health. The actions that the family engages in to provide excellent health include eating healthy food, eating lightly, living modestly, and ensuring that all family members, including youngsters, eat at the appropriate times. The primary goal of the household is to ensure that all members of the family lead a healthy life and that none of them gets ill. If investable illnesses fall, it is the responsibility of the whole family to ensure access to quality and affordable medical attention of the affected person. Remarkably, the goal is achievable and attainable by all.
On issues to do with nutrition, the whole family takes the meal together to ensure that all the members of the family participate in the eating. During dinner time, comments are welcome about the nature and the taste of the food, to ensure that all the family members enjoy the meals provided. To make sure that all the family members lead a healthy life and they avoid conditions such as obesity and overweight, the calorie intake for men in the family is around 2640, while in adult women is around 1785. The numbers differ due to the reasoning that males require more energy than women due to their masculine nature. Also, the standard drinks and food with the family during mealtime include water, non-alcoholic beverages, and low-calorie food. The character of the foods and the drinks ensures proper weight management in the household and ensure that no cases of malnutrition or overfeeding are reported in the family.
Sleep and rest are some of the fundamental activities in the family. The beddings are usually clean and the bedrooms well-furnished to ensure good sleep. However, when the neighbors have overnight festivities like celebrating birthdays, there is much noise from the public address systems and loud music. Consequently, the family members find it difficult to find a good night sleep. Before mind evening, all the family members are usually deep asleep, and before six the following morning, most of the members are up and running apart from children. Before retiring to bed, most of the family members engage in light exercises, and they ensure that they take a shower. The physical activities ensure that members are relaxed and the shower helps to clean up before retiring to bed.
The respondent urinated several times in a day especially during cold days, and at no one time, he was forced to withhold urinating due to lack of access to the lavatories. Also, the respondent experienced daily bowel movements, and there were no significant health concerns regarding the bladder after elimination. Therefore, the digestive system of the defendant was in good condition, and there were no serious digestion issues reported.
The family ensures that in the evening, every person participates in light exercises to maintain good health conditions. There is gymnasium that is well equipped and provides that members participate in relevant physical activities. The favorite physical activities include weight lifting, pushups, swings, bouncy chairs, computer, and video games. The favorite activities include; playing volleyball and badminton, snowboarding, skiing, weeding the garden, and jumping rope solo. In most cases, the family exercises in the gymnasium but also use in the open fields to ensure flexibility.
The intelligent quotient of most of the family members is above average, and none of them has a mental disorder. The adults are averagely educated, and most of them hold a university degree. All the younger ones are encouraged to work hard both in academics and extra-curricular activities to ensure that they grow both intellectually and physically. Notably, the respondent often undertakes quick quotient tests regularly to make sure that it is in the balance with the required levels of a regular man. Also, as a family, members participate often in cognitive exercise to make sure that the cognitive activities of the brain are improved. Therefore, the family members can meet the cognitive demands of the mind and thus have the ability to assimilate information, develop reasonable conclusions and plans, and finally, comprehending relationships.
All the five senses including smell, taste, hearing, sight, and touch work correctly. The ability to tell arises from the capacity to coordinate the thoughts to achieve a common sense that represents a multi-sensory artwork connected to the five senses. Notably, the senses enable active interactive participation of the family members, and also ensure that the deliberations have audience-driven content for the betterment of the household. Therefore, there are no notable problems with the senses of the family members and not cases of lack of sobriety has ever been reported in the family.
The respondent envisaged himself as a self-employed entrepreneur in the next ten years. Currently, the family member was employed and was not feeling comfortable with the present job. Notably, the interviewee termed himself as an entrepreneur who believes in creating jobs for other family members. Also, he was an optimist who believed that life has much more to offer and he looked forward to increasing his savings and venture into real estate business in future. Additionally, the crucial value of the family members included integrity, honesty, hard work, and the fear of God.
Concerning role relationships, the respondent was an introvert who rarely had friends. Therefore, he seldom met friends, and he hardly made new ones and thus could not identify the number of friends he had. The secret behind successful friendships he had included being honest with each other and being there for one another at the time of need.
The respondent had three children, two boys, and one girl. The relations of his kids with other kinds of the opposite was excellent, and no cases of misconduct were reported. The interviewee notably discussed sexual matters with his children to ensure that they are well informed. The discussions were helpful since the children never made reproductive decisions out of curiosity and never turned to the wrong people for sexual advice.
The respondent admitted that he usually have rough times in the family especially when any of the family members die. Grief consumes each member and moving on becomes a great challenge. However, through counseling, the family members can move on with life and accept the fate of the loved ones.
Remarkably, based on the family assessment two major wellness problems were identified. Firstly, the respondent did not relate well with the neighbors since they hardly understood his introvert nature. Every time the neighbor put a loud music during home events, the interviewee ended up sleepless and never raised the issue with the neighbors for necessary corrective measures. The second notable problem with the family is the inappropriate way of dealing with grief. The mother to the respondent died, and the interviewee was diagnosed with depression which nearly took his life.
In conclusion, most of the health patterns of the family were above average, and the family led a healthier life. Therefore, as a family, care was taken to ensure proper diet and exercises were part of the daily activities of the family members. Also, proper raising of the children to ensure the safety of their life was also crucial. The respondent was open minded and was interactive and made the entire interview session a learning moment. He was able to give deep insights concerning his family relationships and thus enabling to assess the wellness of the family.
List of questions
Values, health perception
What is the description you can give about the current health status of your family?
What activities does your family undertake to ensure good health?
What is the goal of your family and is it attainable by all?
Nutrition
Do you eat together as a family?
What is the average of calorie intake in your family?
What are the typical drinks and foods in your family?
Sleep/ rest
Is there anything that hinders family members from having a good night sleep?
At what time does your family go to sleep and wake up?
What are some of the techniques do you use to relax before you retire to bed?
Elimination
How many times do you urinate in a day?
How many times do you experience a bowel movement?
Are there any health concerns regarding your bladder after elimination?
Activity/ exercise
How many times do you exercise?
Which are your favorite training activities?
Where do you exercise?
Cognitive
How do you rate your intelligent quotient?
When the last time you took an IQ test?
How often do you participate in cognitive exercises?
Sensory-perception
Are all your senses working?
How are you able to tell?
Is there any problem in your senses?
Self-perception
Where do you envisage yourself in the next ten years?
Are pessimist or an optimist?
What are your fundamental values?
Role relationship
How often do you meet your friends?
Can you quantify the number of friends you have?
What is the secret behind your strong friendships?
Sexuality
What is the gender of your children and how are they?
How can you rate the relationship between your kids and those of the opposite sex?
Do you sexual issues with your children?
Coping
Do you face rough times as a family?
How do your family members respond to the moments?
Did you overcome the rough times?
