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Running Head: MEN’S HEALTH
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Maria Lazarte
Florida National University
Nursing Department
BSN Program
NUR 4636 – Community Health Nursing
Prof. Eddie Cruz, RN MSN
Nov 12, 2019
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1.
Significant indicators of men’s health are based on mortality, morbidity, and
longevity rates. Longevity is the life expectancy of any living organism; in the case of
men the life expectancy has increased by 15%, however, this is not related to the
quality of life of men, because, currently, men seem to have more diseases during
elderly, than two decades ago. On the other hand, mortality in men is related to violent
acts, substance abuse, cancer, and heart problems. Apparently, the first causes are
related to the increased consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. To this are added
factors such as poverty and the absence of health services (IDPH, 2016).
Mortality allows health organizations and health institutions to identify male
causes of death nationally and internationally. Specifically, in the United States, the rate
of male mortality exceeds the female mortality rate by 29%. Some researchers suffer
that it is because men link more easily with violent acts than women. As for the causes
of death of men, cancer and heart problems are prevalent; although currently, diabetes
is progressively overcoming the first two causes, unlike these diseases, diabetes is
preventable, controllable, and monitoring. As for the events that do not include violence
or diseases, men are involved in 50% more car accidents than women, in most cases
caused by speeding, alcohol consumption, mental problems, and drug use (IDPH,
2016).
Morbidity is the identifier of the relationship between sick and healthy people in a
population. Men have lower disease indicators than women but a higher mortality rate.
Most men perceive their health as stable, favorable, and controlled, even if they have
diseases and are under treatment. However, there is a direct relationship between
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fewer sick men than women, since men have lower rates of attending a medical
consultation than women; For every ten women, three men consult their doctors for
health problems (IDPH, 2016).
2.
Some of the physiological factors that have an impact on men’s health are the
male immune system. Studies show that the male immune system is more deficient in
facing viruses than women; they also have incubation cycles longer than women. For
example, a virus began the process of infection and exit of the body in an average of 18
days, but, in the case of men, it is an average of 23 days. On the other hand, brain cells
or neurons have lower life expectancies compared to women, because they are
exposed to situations of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use more than women (Webb,
2017).
The psychological factors that affect men’s health are associated with problems
such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. There seems to be a relationship between
demyelination and male DNA. However, so far, there is no conclusive relationship. Posttraumatic stress disorder due to war activities, kidnappings, fires, homicides and related
activities seems to have a more significant impact on the male population, because,
they are socially conditioned to be power figures (Webb, 2017)
3.
Men can reduce barriers and improve their health by reducing their risks taken. It
is essential that from the promotion of health, the organizations aim to strengthen the
care, prevention, and consumption of self-care in the male population. The lack of
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attending medical consultation is one of the main problems that increases the
deterioration of men’s health; therefore, implementing strategies that encourage them to
ask for help would reduce the impact of many unfavorable health situations. Another
important aspect is to link them with psychological and psychiatric services, especially
for those ex-combatants, ex-police officers, ex-firefighters, who from their experience
could accumulate hundreds of feelings that finally explode mental disorders of
depression, anxiety, and stress disorder post-traumatic (PAHO, 2015)
4.
Other factors that promote men’s health are the decrease in tobacco, alcohol,
and drug use. Prevention strategies are more comfortable to promote in communities
than intervention strategies, which force people or communities to restructure their life
patterns. Encouraging men to reduce the consumption of these toxic substances
decreases the symptoms of hypertension, cancer, and diabetes, also allows them to
develop self-care and prevention behaviors against other diseases. Likewise, men
should be encouraged to attend monthly and annual checks to detect any symptoms or
signs that may reflect deterioration in health. Cardiac death in the male population can
be reduced from desirable behaviors such as proper nutrition, decreased consumption
of toxic substances, periodic exercise, and preventive controls (Nies & McEwen, 2014).
Normalizing self-care behaviors among men allows them to ask for medical help
without shame or guilt. For this, there are different programs and organizations that fight
to link men to the health system from good practice, education and competent
professionals. For example, American Assembly for Men in Nursing emerges with a
basic program of progressive inclusion of men to the health system, until today it
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becomes one of the scientific and academic references on men’s health at the national
level (Nies & McEwen, 2014).
References
Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2014). Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the
Health of Populations. (6th Edition) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Health Sciences.
(2016). Men’s Health – Top 10 Causes of Death in Men. Retrieved from
http://www.idph.state.il.us/menshealth/healththreats.htm
Webb , G. (2017). Influence of physiological factors on the age-related increase in blood
pressure in healthy men. – PubMed – NCBI. Retrieved from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9415117
PAHO. (2015).Risk factors in health and disease Retrieved from
https://www.eupati.eu/pharmacoepidemiology/risk-factors-health-disease/
Running Head: Men’s Health
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Taymir Torres
Nursing Department
BSN Program
Community Nursing
Nov 12, 2019
Prof. Eddie Cruz, RN MSN
Florida National University
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1. The major indicators of men’s health status would be their longevity, mortality and
morbidity. Longevity can be summarized as a person’s life expectancy. For men and
women, the rate of longevity has increased over the years. Longevity means long life.
There are many factors that can influence the longevity of a man and his health. In most
men, the major causes of death in the United States has been related to men with heart
disease and cancer. Studies have shown that men who live in poorer populations,
especially those that are minorities, do not live a longer life than someone who resides
in a better population (Woo & Zajacova, 2014).
Mortality is another major indicator in men’s health. In the United States, the
male mortality rate exceeds the rate of women in each leading cause of death. Heart
disease is the most common cause of death among men next to cancer. Unintentional
deaths among men is also very common. Some of these deaths can be preventable.
The injuries commonly related to these deaths range from falls, fires and even impaired
driving (Woo & Zajacova, 2014).
Morbidity is another indicator of men’s health. Men usually perceive themselves
as if to be in better health than women. Most men would rate their health as excellent or
in good standing, even though they know they are not. Morbidity is can best be
described as the condition of being diseased or the rate of a disease within a general
population. Some of the common indicators of morbidity rates are having a chronic
condition that has been affecting the individual for a minimum of 3 months (Woo &
Zajacova, 2014).
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2. Some of the physiological factors that have an impact on men’s health can be the
male immune system. Studies have shown that the male immune system is weaker
than that of a woman. Also, the male brain cells die faster than women’s brain cells.
This is due to the process of aging (Norris, Murray,Triplett et al, 2016).
Psychological factors that impact the health status of men may be the role of
male power or reckless behavior. Peer pressure plays an important part of
psychological factors among men. Men tend to put themselves at higher risks for
injuries. An example of this would be a man participating in a contact sport. Men have a
higher rate of having an unintentional accident, causing an injury and ending up
hospitalized. Statistics shows that men like to driver faster than women, hence, the
increase in higher rates of mortality. Men are also much likelier to be involved in a
violent crime. Studies have homicide is the fifth leading cause of death among black
men (Norris, Murray,Triplett et al, 2016)..
3. Men can reduce barriers and improve their health by reducing their risks taken. Men
should facilitate visiting their physicians on a regular basis. Men tend to lack health
promotion and that leads to major concerns down the road. A lot of men do not like to
go to the doctor for whatever reason. Others do not like to go to the doctor because
they feel they cannot afford medical care. Certain men may only go to the doctor to get
a check up if it is covered by their insurance plan through their employer. Most men do
not go to the doctor to get checked because they feel they would lose a day’s pay by
visiting the clinic. However, there are clinics that offer services after normal business
hours. Some of these walk-in clinics can be found in places like shopping plazas, malls,
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and local pharmacies. There are also urgent care centers that are open later hours to
accommodate their patients who work during normal business hours (Pongiglione &
Sabater, 2016)
4. Other factors that promote men’s health are the reduction of smoking and drinking
alcohol. Men can learn to take preventative measures and go for routine check ups
related to their blood pressure, cholesterol, prostate exams, eye exams and dental
exams. Because the leading cause of deaths among men is heart disease, men should
take precautions to prevent it from happening. Routine check up for cancer should also
be performed since it is another major cause of death amongst men. By getting checked
regularly, men have a much better chance at living a longer, healthier life and avoiding
chronic illnesses and diseases (Sanderson & Scherbov., 2017).
There are several programs available for men that promote wellness and health.
One of these programs is known as the American Assembly for Men in Nursing. The
program sponsors issues regarding men’s health and men’s work environments
(Sanderson & Scherbov., 2017).
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References
Norris, Murray,Triplett et al. (2016). Gender roles in persistent sex differences in
health-related quality-of-life outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease. Gender
medicine.; 7: 330-339
Oksuzyan (2018). Sex differences in health and survival. En: A Demographic
Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe. Holanda: Springer. 2018; p. 65103.
Pongiglione B, & Sabater A. (2016). The Role of Education at Young and Older Ages in
Explaining Health Inequalities in Europe. Population, Space and Place.; 22: 255-275.
Sanderson W, & Scherbov S. (2017). Gender Inequality in Survival at Older Men. IIASA
Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-17-002
A (2014). Why Self-Rated Health Predicts Mortality, Incidence, Morbility Less Well at
Older Ages: Physical and Mental Health Correlates of Self-Rated Health.
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