measuring health status

Question 1

Epidemiology

Answer 1

• The study of the patterns and causes of health and disease in populations and the application of this study to improve health

Question 2

Limitations of Epidemiology

Answer 2

• Can’t provide information mental health
• Can’t actively indicate quality of life
• Can’t explain why health inequalities exist

Question 3

Role of Epidemiology

Answer 3

• Provide stats, patterns and data on population groups about morbidity and mortality of illness and disease
• Data is utilised by health services, researches and government to allocate funding and improve health outcomes

Question 4

Measure of Epidemiology

Answer 4

• Mortality
• Infant mortality
• Morbidity
• Life expectancy

Question 5

Life Expectancy

Answer 5

• Length of time a person can expect to live
• Australia’s life expectancy is increasing for both males and females

Question 6

Infant Mortality

Answer 6

• Number of infant deaths in the first year of life per 1000 live births
• Neonatal (Deaths in the first 28 days of life)
• Post - Neonatal (Deaths in the remainder of the first year of life)
• Decline in infant mortality
• Improved medical diagnosis and treatment of illness

Question 7

Morbidity

Answer 7

• Number of illnesses, disease and injury that do not result in death

Question 8

Mortality

Answer 8

• Number of deaths in a group of people or from a disease
• Main cause of death are cancer, CV disease and respiratory disease