C.2 Measuring health status Flashcards
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Health status
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- individual or population health
- taking into account various aspects like life expectancy, disability, disease risk factors
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Benefit of measuring health status
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- make more informed decisions about the h+wb of groups/individuals
- allows organisations to take action in needed areas of h+Wb
- identifies h+wb trends
- improve current health measures
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Health status indicators
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measure health status
- self-assessed health status
- life expectancy
- mortality
- morbidity
- burden of disease
- Hospitalisation rate
- Core activity limitation
- psychological distress
4
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self-assessed health status
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- individual’s view of their health
- is subjective
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Life expectancy
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- expected years of life if the death rates don’t change
6
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Mortality
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- death at a population level
- measured by YLL
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YLL
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- the fatal burden of disease
- measures how many years are lost due to premature death
8
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Morbidity
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- levels of ill health in an individual or population
- measured by YLD, incidence and prevalence
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YLD
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- non-fatal burden of disease
- measures how many healthy years are lost due to disease/illness
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Incidence
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- number of new cases for a disease/illness in a population at a certain time
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Prevalence
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- total number of cases for a disease/illness in a population at a certain time
12
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Burden of disease
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- measures the gap between ideal and current health status
- measured by DALY
13
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DALY
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- Disability Adjusted Life Years
- combines morbidity + mortality data
- measures how many years of life are lost due to morbidity+ mortality
14
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Rate of hospitalisation
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- indicates levels of ill health that requires medical treatment
15
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hospital separations
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- process of hospital care
- admission, treatment, transfer/discharge/death
