Home
Care activities
Activities contributing to delivering continuity of care.
self-care
care activity performed by the subject of care

Care activities
Activities contributing to delivering continuity of care.
- care activity
  activity intended to improve or maintain a health state
- care provider activity
  care activity performed by a care provider
- social care provider activity
  care activity supporting a subject of care to live in their social environment
- automated care
  care initiated by a care actor and thereafter delivered by an automatic medical device
- self-care
  care activity performed by the subject of care
- prescribed self-care
  self-care prescribed by a care professional
- care third party activity
  care activity performed by a care third party
- prescribed third party activity
  care third party activity prescribed by a care professional
- care activities bundle
  set of care activities
- care service
  set of care activities offered by care provider
- care service directory
  directory of the types of care services offered by one or more care providers
- care investigation
  care activity with the intention to clarify one or more health conditions of a subject of care
- care treatment
  care activity intended to directly improve or maintain a health state
- health condition assessment
  care activity where an assessment related to health conditions of the subject of care is made
- care assessment
  care activity where an opinion is formed about health conditions of a subject of care
- care needs assessment
  care assessment during which a care professional considers a subject of care’s health need and determines needed care activities
- needed care activity
  care activity bundle which includes those care activities assessed as needed to address specified health need
- care activity management
  care activity during which the status of care activities in a care plan are changed

self-care

care activity performed by the subject of care

DEPRECATED: health self-care activity

EXAMPLE 1 Self injection of insulin, self-measurement of blood pressure, or of glycaemia, yoga, taking a bath, meditation, mindfulness

Note 1 to entry: There are two kinds of self-care activities that should be distinguished: - prescribed self-care that is included in a care plan and the documentation is included in a professional health record self performed health related activities that are not prescribed.

Table 1. Specializations / Generalizations of **self-care**
Specialization of			Generalization of
care activity			prescribed self-care

Table 2. Associations of **self-care**
Association from		Association name		Association to
1..*	self-care performer	delivers		1..*	self-care
1..*	self-care	generates		0..*	non-ratified care information

self-careUML Representation — Figure 1. self-care (UML Representation)