Morbidity related

Question 1

What is Morbidity?

Answer 1

Morbidity refers to ill health in an idivdual & levels of ill health within a population.
- Often expressed through Incidence & Prevalence.)

Question 2

What are Morbidity Rates?

Answer 2

Morbidity rates refer to how many new/total cases of a particular disease or illness.

Question 3

What is Burden Of Disease?

Answer 3

A measure of the impact of disease & Injury, specifically measuring the gap between ideal situations (Everyone dies of old age & is disease/injury free), and the current health status.
- Measured in DALY
MUST REFER TO YLL (YEARS OF LIFE LOST AKA PREMATURE DEATH) OR YLD (YEARS LOST/LIVED WITH DISEASE)

Question 4

What does YLL stand for & what does it mean? (Can be general.)

Answer 4

YLL refers to Years of Life Lost, often in relation to premature death.

Question 5

What does YLD stand for & What Health indicator does it relate to?

Answer 5

YLD stands for Years Lost due to Disease, illness or injury, it is related to morbidity.

Question 6

What does DALY stand for?

Answer 6

DALY stands for Disability Adjusted Life Years.

Question 7

How do you calculate DALY & how much is 1 DALY worth?

Answer 7

YLL (Years of life lost) + YLD (Years lost to disease) = DALY
1 DALY is equal to 1 year of healthy life lost.