health and wellbeing and health status Flashcards
Health and wellbeing
Refers to the overall state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual being and is characterized by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged
physical health
relates to the functioning of the body and its systems, it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.
Social health
relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.
emotional health
Emotional health is about the positive management and expression of emotional actions and reactions as well as the ability to display resilience.
Mental health
Mental health is the current state of well-being relating to the mind or brain and it relates to the ability to think and process information.
spiritual health
Spiritual health is not material in nature, but relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics.
dimensions of physical health
healthy body weight and free from disease
dimensions of social health
social network with friends, effective communication with others.
dimensions of emotional health
high levels of resilience,
effectively respond and manage emotions
dimensions of mental health
low levels of stress and anxiety
high levels of confidence
dimensions of spiritual health
sense of belonging , peace and harmony
Health status
An individual’s or a population’s overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors
Self-assessed health status
A measure based on a person’s own opinion about how they feel about their health and wellbeing, their state of mind and their life in general.
life expectancy
An indication of how long a person can expect to live, if death rates do not change.
HALE – Health Adjusted Life Expectancy
It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality
mortality
Refers to deaths, particularly at a group or population level
infant mortality rate
Measures the rate of deaths of infants between birth and their first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births
under 5 mortality rate
Measures the number of children that die before their fifth birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births
morbidity
Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group
incidence
The number or rate of new cases of a disease during a specified time; usually a 12 month period
prevalence
The number of proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time
burden of disease
measure of the impact of disease and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation to where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Burden of disease is measured in a unit called the DALY
DALY – Disability Adjusted Life Year
measure of burden of disease. One DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury
YLL – Years of life lost
A measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death
YLD – Years lost due to disability
A measure of how many healthy years of life are lost due to illness, injury or disability
