DEFINITIONS

Question 1

burden of disease?

Answer 1

measure of the impact of disease or injuries, measures the gap between current health status and ideal situations where you live to an old age free of disability or disease

Question 2

morbidity

Answer 2

refers to the level of ill health an individual or population

Question 3

incidence?

Answer 3

the rate of new disease or illness at the current moment

Question 4

prevalence?

Answer 4

the rate of a disease or illness at any given time

Question 5

persective?

Answer 5

thoughts, beliefs attitudes on values

Question 6

priority?

Answer 6

what somebody holds to great importance, top ranking

Question 7

mortality?

Answer 7

deaths within a population, usually represented per 100,00 in 12 months period

Question 8

health status?

Answer 8

refers to, individual or populations overall health, life expectancy, levels of disability and levels of disease

Question 9

health indicator

Answer 9

standard statistics: that are used to help compare and measure health status
eg: morbiduty, and mortality rates. life expectancy and daly

Question 10

DALY?

Answer 10

disability-adjusted life years, a measure to show how many years are lost due to the burden of a disability,

Question 11

CAL

Answer 11

core activity limitation is measure within three steps:
self care- can you dress, undress, bathe yourself
mobility- can you move around the house
communication: communicating with friends family or people in your own language

Question 12

psychological distress

Answer 12

relates to unpleasant feelings and emotions that can impact how we function as a human being. measured by the k10, questions that evaluate mental health

Question 12

rate of hospitalisation

Answer 12

indication of the levels of ill health requiring medical treatment