Week 5 - Morbidity

Question 1

life expectancy definition

Answer 1

the average number of years an individual is expected to live if the current mortality rates continue

Question 2

where can morbidity data be sourced?

Answer 2

• hospital admission and discharges
• outpatient and primary health care consultations
• specialist services ( such as injury treatment)
• registers of disease events (such as cancer and congenital malformations)

Question 3

impairment definition

Answer 3

any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function

Question 4

disability definition

Answer 4

any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal, the result of a impairment

Question 5

handicap definition

Answer 5

a disadvantage for a given individual resulting from an impairment or disability that limits or prevent the fulfillment of a role that is normal for that individual

Question 6

health determinant definition

Answer 6

the underlying social, economi, cultural and environmental factors that are responsible for health and disease, most of which are outside the health sector

Question 7

Health indicator definition

Answer 7

a variable that can be measured to directly reflect the state of health of people within a community.

Question 8

risk factor definition

Answer 8

an aspect of personal habits or an environmental exposure that is associated with an increased probability of occurrence of a disease