C2 Evaluating the health status of Australian youth AOS1 Flashcards
Health status
An individual’s or a population’s overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability, and levels of disease risk factors.
Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE)
A measure of the burden of disease, based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality.
Self-assessed health status
An overall measure of a population’s health based on a person’s own perceptions of their health.
Life expectancy
An indication of how long a person can expect to live. It is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.
Mortality
The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or another environmental factor.
Mortality rate
A mortality rate is a measure of the frequency with which a population dies as a result of a specific disease or illness over a specific period of time.
Morbidity
Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group.
Rates of hospitalisation
The number of patients who experience an episode of admitted patient care.
Psychological distress
When events or stressors place demands upon us that we are unable to effectively cope with, which leads to negative views on oneself, others, and the environment that interferes with their ability to perform daily activities. (e.g. Stressors might be bullying, difficult home life, anxiety etc).
Core activity limitation
Refers to needing assistance with self-care, mobility and/or communication.
Disability
An impairment of a body structure or function that results in a limitation in activities or a restriction in participation.
Health gap
The gap between the actual health of a population and the ideal situation where everyone lives.
Burden of disease
Burden of disease is a set of statistics that combine the morbidity and mortality figures and therefore focus on the total burden that a particular condition places on society specifically, measuring the health gap. The burden of disease is measured in a unit called the DALY.
Disability-adjusted life year (DALY)
A measure of the burden of disease. One DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease, or injury.
Years of life lost (YLL)
The fatal burden of disease of a population, defined as the years of potential life lost due to death.
