Dimensions Of Health

Question 1

Optimal physical health

Answer 1

Ideal body weight
Freedom from illness and injury
Adequate energy levels
Well functioning body systems and organs
Appropriate levels of fitness
Ability to complete physical task adequately

Question 2

Social health

Answer 2

Being able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way

Question 3

Optimal social health

Answer 3

Supportive network of friends
Supportive and well functioning family
Effective communication with others
Productive relationships with other people

Question 4

Mental health

Answer 4

A state of wellbeing in which an individual realises his or hers own ability a, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community

Question 5

Optimal mental health

Answer 5

Low levels of stress and anxiety
Positive thought patterns (being optimistic)
Positive self-esteem
High level of confidence

Question 6

Physical Health

Answer 6

Physical health is defined as the “efficient functioning of the body and its system and includes the physical capability to perform tasks and physical fitness”

Question 7

Health indicators

Answer 7

Life expectancy
Mortality
Morbidity
Burden of disease

Question 8

Life expectancy

Answer 8

An indication of how long a person can expect to live

Question 9

Mortality

Answer 9

Refers to the death, particularly at a group or a population level. The mortality rate is therefore the number of deaths

Question 10

Morbidity

Answer 10

Refers to the ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group. Therefor the morbidity rate is the measure of how many people suffer from a particular condition during a given period of time.

Question 11

Burden of disease

Answer 11

Statistics take the impact of both morality and morbidly into account therefore provide a way of examining the total burden of disease that a condition places on society

Question 12

Prevalence

Answer 12

The number or proportion of cases of a particular diseases or condition present in a population at a given time

Question 13

Incidence

Answer 13

The number or rate of new cases of a disease during a specified period of time (usually a 12 month period)

Question 14

Under five mortality rate

Answer 14

The number of deaths of children under the age of five. Per 1000 live births

Question 15

Health status

Answer 15

An individual or populations overall health, taking into account various aspects such as a life expectancy amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors

Question 16

Disability adjustment life year (DALY)

Answer 16

A measure of Burden of disease, one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illnesses, disease or injury

Question 17

Health adjustment life expectancy (HALE)

Answer 17

A measure of burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health that a person can expect to live, based on a count rate of ill health and mortality