2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

GPPH3001 Patients and their Illness

10 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Dr Catie Nagel
Email: c.m.nagel@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

A minimum of two years of a medical degree, preferably three.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students will:
- have discussed in detail the concepts of health, illness and disease
- have explored the concept of health beliefs
- be familiar with the concept of the sick role and illness behaviour
- have explored the role of culture and the family in health and illness
- have explored the relationship between occupation, social class and health
- have explored the role of the doctor and the doctor-patient relationship.

Learning outcomes
- On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the different factors which may influence health beliefs.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of illness behaviour.
- Describe alternative and complementary therapies and compare them critically with each other and conventional biomedicine.
- Discuss the relationship between occupation, social class and health.
- Consider the effect of illness on an individual, their family and their community.
- Show an awareness of the changing nature of the doctor-patient relationship over time.

Skills outcomes
Students will have enhanced
- Critical appraisal skills
- Debating skills
- Reflective writing skills

Syllabus

This module will look at the different influences on patients' health beliefs and behaviours. It will look at patients' and doctors' perceptions of ill health and factors which may determine whether help is sought.

The role of the family, education, cultural background, ethnicity and social class will be explored.

Students will compare conventional biomedicine with alternative therapies.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Group learning	1	3.00	3.00
Seminar	6	3.00	18.00
Tutorial	1	0.50	0.50
Private study hours			78.50
Total Contact hours			21.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

- Private reading 45 hours
- Private seminar preparation 6 hours
- Assignment preparation 27.5 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Demonstration of preparation for seminars; demonstration of ability to enter into discussions with peers and tutors on taught subjects. Individual tutorials will also enable individual progress to be monitored.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	A 2,000 word referenced essay on the effects of illness on an individual, a family and a community. OR: A 2,000 word case study on the physical, mental and social consequences of being a carer.	100.00
Essay	A 2,000 word case study	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		200.00

A 2,000 word referenced essay on the effects of illness on an individual, a family and a community (100%); or A 2,000 word case study on the physical, mental and social consequences of being a carer (100%)

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/08/2017

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