health sac ch 2 and 3

Question 1

core activity limitation

Answer 1

core activity limitation refers to an individuals limited ability to undertake daily activities or participate in core life areas of self-care, mobility and communication

Question 2

psychological distress

Answer 2

refers to an individuals state of psychological suffering, and involves unpleasant emotions and/or thoughts that impact an individuals ability to function

Question 3

burden of disease

Answer 3

a gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free from disease and disability. measured in DALY.

Question 4

DALY (disability adjusted life years)

Answer 4

a measure of the burden of disease where one DALY equals YLL+YLD= one DALY

Question 5

morbidity

Answer 5

refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.

Question 6

mortality

Answer 6

refers to the number of deaths in a population in a given period

Question 7

life expectancy

Answer 7

an indication of how long a person can expect to live if current death rates do not change

Question 8

YLL (years of life lost)

Answer 8

a measure of how many years of expected life lost due to premature death

Question 9

YLD (years of life lost due to disability)

Answer 9

a measure of how many healthy years lost due to illness, injury or disability

Question 10

self - assessed health status

Answer 10

health status based on an individuals own perception of his or her own health and wellbeing at a given point

Question 11

what are sociocultural factors

Answer 11

social and cultural conditions into which people are born, grow, live, work and age

Question 12

7 sociocultural factors

Answer 12

access to health, employment, income, housing, education, family, peer group

Question 13

health status

Answer 13

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

Question 14

under 5 mortality rate

Answer 14

the number of deaths of children under 5 years of age, per 1000 live births

Question 15

infant mortality rate

Answer 15

measures the rate of deaths of infants between birth and their first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births

Question 16

maternal mortality rate

Answer 16

the number of women who die from pregnancy- related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnant termination

Question 17

incidence

Answer 17

a number of NEW cases of a condition in a given period (which conditions are increasing)

Question 18

prevalence

Answer 18

the total cases in a given time of a particular disease/condition present in a population.

Question 19

rates of hospitalisation

Answer 19

refers to how many people in a population are admitted to hospital. this data can give us an indication of the levels and major causes of ill health in a population

Question 20

hospital separations

Answer 20

separation is the process where there is care given to an admitted patient

Question 21

core activities

Answer 21

relates to the three main areas of life: self care, mobility and communication

Question 22

what are the 4 limitation levels

Answer 22

profound, severe, moderate and mild

Question 23

profound

Answer 23

the person is unable to do or always needs help with a core activity task

Question 24

severe

Answer 24

sometimes needs help with core activity task. difficulty understanding or being understood by others

Question 25

moderate

Answer 25

the person needs no help but has difficulty with core activity tasks

Question 26

mild

Answer 26

the person needs no help. however cannot easily bend to pick up an object, cannot walk up and down stairs without a handrail etc

Question 27

psychological distress

Answer 27

relates to unpleasant feelings and emotions that affect an individuals level of functioning

Question 28

K10 (Kessler psychological distress scale)

Answer 28

a scale of psychological distress based on the answers to ten questions about negative emotional and mental states in the four weeks prior to the interview. this system classifies psychological distress as low, moderate, high and very high