Exam Flashcards
WHO defenition of health?
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social Well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity“
the three outer circles of the health definitions circle?
Global
Environmental
Societal
The inner six parts of the health definitions circle?
EMPSSS
emotional mental Physical sexual spiritual social
Western scientific module, six parts?
Biomedical Reductionist mechanistic Allopathic Pathogenic Dualistic
Unified view of health? 4 parts?
Health as an ideal state
Health as an commodity
Health as an personal strength or ability
Health as an ability to do socialized daily tasks
Health concepts, 5 things
Health as not ill Health as physical fitness Health as social relationships Health as function Health as psycho social well-being
Explain the illness-wellness continiuum
(pre-mature death - disability - symptoms - Signs) Neutral point of health (Awareness - Education - Growth - High level wellness)
What is a disease?
•A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of a physical injury
Disease-illness relationships explain the module
Top left (Feels ill, has disease) = ill health Top Right ( Feels ill, no disease) = malingering Bottom left ( feels fine, has disease) = screening Bottom right (feels well, no disease) = healty
Economic loss due to sickness in UK?
12 Billion pounds
How much does each cancer patient cost in the uk?
ca. 30.000 GBP to treat each patient.
Over the next 6 years, how much is the cost of a cancer patient expected to go up?
expected to reach 40 000 GBP per patient
UK spending on T2DM vs norway?
This is equivalent to $1.437 per patient Norway spends $10.368 per patient !
Leading cause of death world wide?
Cardio vascular disease.
Leading cause of death in the UK?
Cancer. 29%