Technique 1.155 Wellness Questionnaire (more good days)
Introduction
There is no-one-size-fits all approach to wellness; it needs to be personalised around general principles.
A good place to start is understanding what you like doing.
The below 'more good days wellness wheel' helps you understand what is important to you, what is your life meaning, where you currently are and where you want to be.
There are 3 important areas:
i) mind (this
"...refers to thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Mind wellness is about how people are feeling, their state of mind, and what mental activities stimulate their mind..."
Australian Government, 2023
ii) body (refers to a person's physical health that can be impacted by nutrition, physical activities and lifestyle choices)
iii) social connectedness (refers to engagement and relationships, including family, friends, community, workplace, social groupings, etc
"... Strong social connectedness with people and environments gives people coping mechanisms to draw on when needed..."
Australian Government, 2023)
(source: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/01/more-good-days-wellness-wheel.pdf)
Questionnaire
| Negative | Positive | Positive |
|---|---|---|
| Current situation/ context/ circumstances |
Situation | What are you currently doing for yourself? What is working well for you at the moment? What does a good day looked like? What makes it a good day? |
| Physical activity | Are there things you use which makes things easier for you? Do you have any equipment/aids that can help you? How do you get by managing your challenges? |
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| Mind | Feelings | How do you feel you are managing? What are you feeling good about? What is something that makes you feel good? What is working well at the moment? |
| State of mind | What is your favourite part of the day? Why? What do you like to do/achieve? How do you feel when you wake up in the morning? How do you feel when you go to bed at night? Do you feel like you get enough sleep? |
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| Stimulation | What activities stimulate your mind? Is there something new that you would like to try? What was the last time you learnt something new/re-learnt something? |
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| Body | Nutrition | Do you feel like you are eating well? What do you like eating? Has your diet changed at all recently? Is there a reason for the change? Are you managing cooking for yourself? Are you managing shopping? |
| Physical activity | What do you enjoy doing to stay active? On a good day, what kinds of activity have you been involved in doing? What support/equipment do you have to help you remain active? Do you prefer to be active with a group or alone? |
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| Lifestyle choices | What do you enjoy doing? What do you do to relax? What excites you? What makes you feel satisfied? What are your interests? How do you like to spend your time? |
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| Social connectedness | Family & friends | What is important to you? Why? Who supports you in your daily life? Who do you support? What role do you have? How often do you see your friends or family? |
| Social | What social activities do you like? Do you have various social groups/clubs you enjoy? |
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| Community | What do you like to do in the community? What communities do you see yourself part of? |
(main source: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/01/more-good-days-wellness-wheel.pdf)
Summary
You need to
- understand what holistic wellness means
- personalise and individualise any wellness plan
- motivate people to participate in the wellness journey and achieve their goals.
Need to focus on what you can do, ie your strengths, rather than what you cannot do, ie your weaknesses.
The objective is to help you have more good days and maximise your independence and autonomy.