indicators of health status

Question 1

life expectancy

Answer 1

an indication of how long a person can expect to live (number of years)

Question 2

morality

Answer 2

the number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor

Question 3

mortality rate

Answer 3

is equivalent to the number of deaths in the population during a specified time period, divided by the total number of persons in the population during the specified time period

Question 4

morbidity

Answer 4

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

Question 5

rates of hospitalization

Answer 5

the number of patients who experience an episode of admitted patient care

Question 6

psychological distress

Question 7

core activity limitation

Answer 7

refers to needing assiance with self-care, mobility and/or communication

Question 8

prevalence

Answer 8

the number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given tome

Question 9

insidence

Answer 9

the number or rate of new cases od a particular conditionduring a specific time.