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Question 1

health and wellbeing definition

Answer 1

a persons physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence, characterised by equilibrium in how they feel about their life.

Question 2

what are the 5 dimensions of health? PEMSS

Answer 2

Physical, emotional, mental, social ,spiritual

Question 3

define the WHO definition of health.

Answer 3

A state of complete psychical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absent of ideas or infirmity.

Question 4

define wellbeing

Answer 4

a complex combination of all dimensions of health charactried by an equilibrium in which individual feels happy, healthy capable and engaged

Question 5

define health status

Answer 5

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

Question 6

name the health indicators

Answer 6

self assessed health staus
life expectancy 
mortality
morbidity
burden of disease

Question 7

what is the self assessed health status?

Answer 7

provides an overall measure of a populations health, based on a persons own perceptions of their health.

Question 8

what is life expectancy?

Answer 8

an indication of how long the person is expected to live, if the death rates do not change.

Question 9

what is mortality?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

what are mortality rates?

Answer 10

refers to the number of deaths that have occurred in a population in a given period of time for a specific cause.

Question 11

what is youth mortality?

Answer 11

youth death rates have declined in the last few decades

Question 12

What is morbidity?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

what is morbidity rate?

Answer 13

a measurement of ill health in a population in a given period of time.

Question 14

what is the rates of hospilation?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

what is psychological distress?

Answer 15

anxiety and depressive symptoms in the general population

eg. Kessler psych distress scale (k10)

Question 16

what are core activity limitations?

Answer 16

refers to needing assistance with self care, mobility or communication

Question 17

what is disability?

Answer 17

relates to an impairment of body, structure or function, a limitation in activities or restriction in participation.

Question 18

FGM

Answer 18

female genital mutilation

Question 19

what is burden of disease?

Answer 19

an impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and ideal situation

Question 20

disability adjusted life years or (DALYS)

Answer 20

a measure of the burden of disease

Question 21

Years of life lost due to disability

Answer 21

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

Question 22

definition of incidence

Answer 22

the number or rate of new cases of a particular condition/diease in a population during a given time.

Question 23

definition of prevelence

Answer 23

the number or proportion of cases of.a particular disease or conditionprsent in a population at a given time.