Health definitions Flashcards
Dimensions of health:
Define and give examples of physical
how efficiently the body and its system functions
EG: being free from illness
Measurements
Health status
refers to an individual’s or population overall level of health
Measurements
Life expectancy
an indication of how long a person is expect to live
Measurements
Incidence
the number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time
Measurements
Prevalence
The number or proportion of causes of a particular disease or condition
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Trends
Is a generally consistent movement in the same direction over a period of time
Measurements
Morbidity
Health in an individual’s and the levels of ill health in a population of group
Measurements
Mortality
Deaths in a population
Dimensions of health:
Define and give examples of mental
state of well being in which an individual’s realises his or her own abilities
EG: level of self esteem
Dimensions of health:
Define and give examples of social
being able to interact with a range of different people in the community
EG: maintaining friendships
Measurements
DALYS
Disability adjusted life years
DALYS
measured through the use of two indicators
Years of life lost (YLL)
Years lost due to disability (YLD)
(YLL) years of life lost
A measure of the number of years expected life lost due to premature death
(YLD) years lost due to disability
A measure of number of healthy years lost due to illness, injury or disability
Burden of disease
A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, gap between current health status and an ideal situation.
Define health
A complete state of physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absents of disease or infirmity.
