Chapter 2: Measurement and indicators of health status of Australia's youth

Question 1

Health Status

Answer 1

An individual’s or population’s overall health and wellbeing, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors

Question 2

Health Indicators (MMRPBLCS)

Answer 2

Morbidity
Mortality
Rate of Hospitalisation
Psychological distress
Burden of Disease
Life expectancy
Core activity limitation
Self assessed health status

Question 3

Self assessed health status

Answer 3

An individual’s own perception of their health and wellbeing

Question 4

Life expectancy

Answer 4

The number of years of life, on average, remaining to an individual at a particular age if death rates do not change.

Question 5

Mortality (rate)

Answer 5

The number of death in a population in a given period

Question 6

Morbidity (rate)

Answer 6

The rate of ill health in a population in a given period

Question 7

Incidence

Answer 7

Refers to the number of new cases of condition in a given period

Question 8

Prevalence

Answer 8

Refers to the total number of cases of a condition at a given period

Question 9

YLL: Years of Life Lost

Answer 9

A measure of how many years of expected life was lost due to premature death. (One YLL is equal to one year of life lost due to premature death.)

Question 10

YLD: Years Lost due to Disability

Answer 10

A measure of the impact of morbidity on a group or population, (One YLD is equal to one ‘healthy’ year of life lost due to time lived with disease, injury or disability.)

Question 11

DALY: Disability adjusted life years

Answer 11

A measure of burden of disease (One DALY is equal to one year of healthy life lost due to illness and/or death
DALY=YLL+YLD)

Question 12

Burden of disease

Answer 12

A measure of impact of disease and injuries; specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability

Question 13

Chronic conditions

Answer 13

Any disease or conditions that lasts a long time (usually longer than six months)(e.g. Asthma)

Question 14

Rate of hospitalisation: Hospital separations

Answer 14

Episodes of hospital care that starts with admission and end at transfer, discharge or death

Question 15

Core activity limitation

Answer 15

when an individaul has difficulty, or requires assistance with any of the three core activities (self care, mobility, communication in own language)

Question 16

Core activity: Self care

Answer 16

Examples:
* Bathing/showering
* Dressing/undressing
* Eating/feeding
* Going to the toilet

Question 17

Core activity: Mobility

Answer 17

moving around away from home
moving around at home
getting in or out of bed /chair

Question 18

Core activity: Communication in own language

Answer 18

Understanding/being understood by strangers, friends, family, including use of sign language and lip reading

Question 19

Psychological distress

Answer 19

Relates to unpleasant feeling and emotions that affect an individual’s level of functioning

Question 20

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)

Answer 20

A scale of psychological distress based on answers to 10 questions about negative emotional and mental stress in the four weeks prior to interview

Question 21

Age of youth

Answer 21

12-18