Frank, J., Abel, T., Campostrini, S., Cook, S., Lin, V. K., & McQueen, D. V. (2020). The social determinants of health: Time to re-think? International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(16), 1-8.
Summary: the paper evaluates the influence of the report on the Social Determinants of Health conducted by WHO in 2008. The report introduced the new ideas of social determinants of health which were then used to construct a framework to address global health challenges. The authors discuss the limitations of the framework on modern conditions such as technology factor and potential measures for overcoming the limitations. Thus, the paper addresses the lack of attention to the public sector and the absence of innovative approaches in the administration of the policies (Frank et al., 2020). Next, the paper provides significant knowledge about the connection between social determinants of health and individual wellbeing. The paper also addresses minor and fundamental challenges in the model of social determinants of health. Lastly, the authors determine that despite challenges in modern conditions, the framework has a significant impact on public understanding of health and wellness. The authors suggest that the framework can be edited or updated to fit modern conditions with the same efficiency.
Marciano, L., Camerini, A. L., & Schulz, P. J. (2019). The Role of health literacy in diabetes knowledge, self-care, and glycemic control: A meta-analysis. Journal of general internal medicine, 34(6), 1007–1017.
Summary: The article evaluates the influence of health literacy on health outcomes in individuals with diabetes. Health literacy presents an important concept in the sociology of wellness as it captures the individual’s ability to process health status-related information and use it for the decision-making process. The article determines that health literacy plays a substantial role in managing health conditions. Through the meta-analysis of 61 studies, the authors determined that self-care activities were practiced more frequently in individuals with higher levels of health literacy (Marciano et al., 2019). The paper specifically points that self-care activities promoted by health knowledge in individuals with diabetes include physical exercises and food care.
Thus, health literacy is positively associated with improvements in the individual’s understanding of wellness and self-care. The article effectively demonstrates the evidence of health literacy’s effect on health outcomes, emphasizing the importance of health literacy in self-care. The main cause of technology stress is lack of physical activity and distractions from technology devices. Thus, the article can also be used to explain how low levels of health literacy are associated with technology stress and why it presents a factor that negatively affects self-care practices.
References
Frank, J., Abel, T., Campostrini, S., Cook, S., Lin, V. K., & McQueen, D. V. (2020). The social determinants of health: Time to re-think? International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(16), 1-8.
Marciano, L., Camerini, A. L., & Schulz, P. J. (2019). The Role of health literacy in diabetes knowledge, self-care, and glycemic control: A meta-analysis. Journal of general internal medicine, 34(6), 1007–1017.