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Tabaranza, Brigitte Ulrike MD
Introduction
Every patient is a member of a family
A physician must always keep in mind that
the way a patient reacts to an illness will
depend a lot on his family
It will depend on the family physician as to up
to what level he will involve a patient’s family
to evaluate his problem
Step II
1. Family Tree
Must consist of 3 or more generations
with each generation identified by Roman
numerals
The first born of each generation is
farthest to the left with the following
siblings going to the right according to
order of birth
Family name is placed above each major
family unity
Family Map
Total
8-10 – highly functional
4-7 – moderately dysfunctional
0-3 – severely dysfunctional
SCREEM
It is acronym that represents family
resources and is a tool where the family
physician helps the family members
identify and assess their resources to
meet a crisis. If there is a lack of
resources, it can also serve as a kind of
pathology in certain situations.
Relationships of health behavior,
practices and utilization of health
services and barriers to patient care.
SCREEM
It is commonly used when the need for
care is long or lasts a lifetime such as
in the case of chronically-ill, terminally-
ill, and hospice care patient.
It can also be used to assess resources
of difficult and non-compliant patients
SCREEM Family Resource
Survey (SCREEM-RES)
It is 12 item self-administered family
resources questionnaire in Filipino based
on SCREEM.
It is a appropriate in assessing the
family’s capacity to participate in the
provision of health care or to cope with
crisis (Corales & Medina, 2011).
The format of the tool is user-friendly and
therefore, apt for a doctor in a busy
Family Practice.
SCREEM Family Resource
Survey (SCREEM-RES)
Family caregivers are asked to choose one of the
following responses :
• Strongly disagree
• Disagree
• Agree Strongly Agree