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Question 1

Health

Answer 1

a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing; it is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 2

Health and wellbeing

Answer 2

the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental, and spiritual existence, characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable, and engaged.

Question 3

Emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 3

the ability to recognise, understand and effectively manage and express emotions as well as the ability to display resilience.

Question 4

Mental health and wellbeing

Answer 4

Relates to the current state of wellbeing relating to a person’s mind or brain and the ability to think and process information. A mentally healthy brain enables an individual to positively form opinions, make decisions and use logic.

Question 5

Physical health and wellbeing

Answer 5

relate to the functioning of the body and its systems; it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.

Question 6

Social health and wellbeing

Answer 6

the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.

Question 7

Spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 7

Relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience of human beings. It includes the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value, and reflection on your place in the world.

Question 8

Health status

Answer 8

an individual’s or a population’s overall health and well-being, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.

Question 9

Self-assessed health status

Answer 9

a measure based on a person’s own opinion about how they feel about their health and wellbeing, their state of mind and their life in general.

Question 10

Life expectancy

Answer 10

the number of years on average remaining to an individual at a particular age if death rates do not change.

Question 11

Mortality

Answer 11

The number of deaths in a population in a given time period

Question 12

Morbidity

Answer 12

refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population group. expressed through incidence and prevalence

Question 13

Incidence

Answer 13

The number or rate of new cases of a disease/condition in a population during a given period of time.

Question 14

Prevalence

Answer 14

The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time

Question 15

Burden of disease

Answer 15

A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Measured by the DALY.

Question 16

DALY

Answer 16

Disability-adjusted life year
- 1 daly = one year of healthy life lost due to illness and/or death.
- daly = YLL + YLD

Question 17

YLL - Years of life lost

Answer 17

A measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death

Question 18

YLD - Years lost due to disability

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Hospital Separation (rates of hospitalisation)

Answer 19

episodes of hospital care that start with admission and ends at transfer to another health care facility such as a rehabilitation centre, discharge to go home or death.

Question 20

Core activity limitation

Answer 20

when an individual has difficulty or requires assistance with any of the three core activities
- self-care
- mobility
- communication in own language

Question 21

Psychological distress

Answer 21

Psychological distress relates to unpleasant feelings and emotions that affect an individual’s level of functioning.

Question 22

Sociocultural factors

Answer 22

• family
• peer group
• employment
• access to health information
• income
• housing
• education