Make sure you clearly understand your task and what topic you are seeking information for, this is called topic analysis. Check your assessment task details in your Subject Outline
DOH206 Assessment item 4 - Case Analysis - Behaviour Change:
Using the case information provided on i2, you will be required to investigate the relationships between your patient’s demographics, diet, dental condition and medical history. These relationships will help you to identify and discuss the social determinants impacting your patient’s health outcomes. You will then be required to further elaborate on how you plan to manage this patient by treatment planning, implementing preventative strategies and applying models of behaviour change.
Please note:
- This is a condensed version of your assessment topic, please refer to your subject outline for the full details of your assessment, including the marking rubric.
- The "Your patient" example used throughout this guide will be an aged care resident, please refer to your subject I2 site for detailed case information required for this task.
With an understanding of your task you then need to plan how you will search for information. This starts with identifying and brainstorming keywords.
From your assessment task:
| Keywords |
Synonyms or related terms |
| Your patient (aged care resident) |
aged care, nursing home, older, elderly, geriatric |
| social determinants of health |
health inequities, health inequalities, health disparities, determinants of health |
| dental condition |
dental care, dental health, dental treatment, oral hygiene, oral care |
| behaviour change |
treatment, management, strategies, interventions |
Consider: Does your task place any limits? These might be "in the last X years" or Australian content.
Using synonyms can assist to broaden your search. A dictionary or topic specific encyclopedia may be helpful.
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