SocPop Flashcards
What is normality decided by?
Statistical basis
Optimal values
Social basis
How do you define illness?
Subjective, based on person’s feelings and individual response
How do you define disease?
Pathological process confirmed by signs/investigation - objective
How do you define sickness?
A social role adopted or assigned to people perceived to be ill
What is the WHO definition of health?
A state of complete physical, mental & social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What are the 2 broad models of health?
Medical model & social model
What are the 4 main definitions of health?
Absence of illness
Functional ability
Equilibrium
Freedom
What are the 4 principles of person-centred care?
Personalised
Coordinated
Enabling
Treated with respect, dignity & compassion
What are the ethical principles and values of person-centred care?
Respect Autonomy Dignity Care Consequences
What are the 3 types of prevalence?
Point - specified point in time
Period - specified time interval
Lifetime - any point in life
How do you calculate person years as a measure of incidence?
Number of people x number of years
How do you calculate incidence?
No of new cases/(no of people x years observed)
What factors effect prevalence?
Incidence rate
Recovery rate
Death rate
Transfer rate
What is point estimate?
The best guess based on sample data
What are confidence intervals?
Give a range of plausible values to represent level of uncertainty when giving estimate from a sample.
