Gordon's Patterns - Promoting Healthy Populations

Health perception-health management pattern

Individual's/family/community's perceived health and well-being and how health is managed (preventative care, screenings, medications, healthcare use, and immunizations)

Individual's Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern

- Food/fluid consumption

- Diet, weight, nutrition knowledge

- Ability to obtain/prepare healthy foods

Family Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern

- Who in the family prepares meals?

- Cultural traditions surrounding food

- Food security, family eating patterns, food choices

Elimination Pattern

- Bowel and bladder habits

- Continence, frequency, constipation/diarrhea, ability to toilet

Family Activity-Exercise Pattern

- Family's activity level

- Shared exercise, Transportation, opportunities for recreational activities.

Community nutritional-metabolic pattern

•Community consumption habits

•Availability/affordability of food

•Presence/absence of kitchen facilities

(Individual) Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern

sensory function, language adequacy, memory, decision-making ability, and cognition

Family Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern

- Family communication and decision making.

- Health literacy and educational needs

Individual Sleep-Rest Pattern

- Sleep duration/quality, routine, insomnia, fatigue

- Factors interfering with sleep

Family Sleep-Rest Pattern

- Family sleep routines and schedules

Community Sleep-Rest Pattern

- Noise, Light pollution, neighborhood safety.

(Individual) Sexuality-Reproductive Pattern

- Sexual function/concerns

- Contraception, fertility, and pregnancy.

Family Coping-Stress Tolerance Pattern

- How does the family respond to stress/crisis

- Family coping, resilience, and available support

Community Roles-Relationships Pattern

- Social networks, organizations, community leadership

- Social connectedness

(Individual) Coping-Stress Tolerance Pattern

- coping skills, emotional regulation, support systems.

Family values-beliefs pattern

- Shared family values, beliefs, traditions, and priorities

- how do these influence health decisions?

Self-Perception - Self-Concept Pattern

- Self-worth, body image, identity, self-esteem

- Emotional response to illness

Individual Roles-Relationships Pattern

- Family, work, school, and social roles