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    Gordon's functional health patterns categorize 11 areas used to assess a person's health, including nutritional patterns, elimination patterns, activity levels, sleep, cognition, self-perception, relationships, sexuality, coping, values, and health management. Each pattern examines specific factors like food intake, exercise ability, memory, stressors, and spiritual beliefs. The patterns provide a comprehensive framework for understanding an individual's overall health status.

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    Gordon's functional health patterns categorize 11 areas used to assess a person's health, including nutritional patterns, elimination patterns, activity levels, sleep, cognition, self-perception, relationships, sexuality, coping, values, and health management. Each pattern examines specific factors like food intake, exercise ability, memory, stressors, and spiritual beliefs. The patterns provide a comprehensive framework for understanding an individual's overall health status.

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    Gordon's functional health patterns categorize 11 areas used to assess a person's health, including nutritional patterns, elimination patterns, activity levels, sleep, cognition, self-perception, relationships, sexuality, coping, values, and health management. Each pattern examines specific factors like food intake, exercise ability, memory, stressors, and spiritual beliefs. The patterns provide a comprehensive framework for understanding an individual's overall health status.

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    Gordon's Functional Health Patterns

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    GORDON’S FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS

    1. Health perception and health management pattern


    • General health
    • Health practices
    • Concerns about illness
    • Responsibility for health restoration and maintenance
    2. Nutritional and metabolic pattern
    • Daily food and fluid intake
    • Weight loss or gain
    • Appetite
    • Dietary restrictions
    • Healing potential of skin wounds or lesions
    • General body status or condition
    3. Elimination Pattern
    • Bowel elimination pattern or problem
    • Urinary elimination pattern or problem
    • Perspiration pattern or problem
    4. Activity and exercise pattern
    • Energy level
    • Exercise pattern
    • Perceived ability for (use functional level code*)
     Bathing
     Bed mobility
     Cooking
     Dressing
     Feeding
     General mobility
     Grooming
     Home maintenance
     Shopping
     Toileting
    5. Sleep and rest pattern
    • Sleep problems
    • Rested or not rested after sleep
    • Use of sleep aids
    6. Cognitive and perceptual pattern
    • Sensory status: Visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory
    • Memory
    • Intelligence
    • Pain or discomfort
    7. Self-perception and self-concept pattern
    • Feelings about self
    • Body image
    • Self-esteem
    • Emotional state
    8. Role and relationship pattern
    • Living arrangement
    • Family or significant others
    • Communication
    • Role and responsibilities in family
    • Socialization
    • Finances
    9. Sexuality and reproductive pattern
    • Sexual relations
    • Sexual satisfaction or dissatisfaction
    • Contraceptive use and problems
    • Reproductive and menstrual history
    10. Coping and stress-tolerance pattern
    • Stressors
    • Coping mechanisms
    • Major life changes
    • Problem management
    11. Value and belief pattern
    • Satisfaction with life
    • Spirituality and religious beliefs
    • Religious practices
    • Conflicts

    *Functional level code


    Level 0 = Independent
    Level I = Requires use of equipment or device
    Level II = Requires assistance or supervision from another person
    Level III = Requires assistance or supervision from another person and equipment
    or device
    Level IV = Is dependent and does not participate

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