Heath Status

Question 1

Heath status definition

Answer 1

An individuals or populations, overall level of health, taking into account factors such as life expectancy, among disability and levels of diseases.

Question 2

Self-assessed heath status

Answer 2

Provides an overall measure of a population health based on a persons own perceptions their health

Question 3

Life expectancy

Answer 3

An indication of how long a person can expect to live, number of years remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change

Question 4

Mortality

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Different types of mortality

Answer 5

1. Under 5 mortality
2. Infant mortality
   3.maternal mortality

Question 6

Morbidity

Answer 6

Refers to ill health in an individual and the level of ill health in a population or group

Question 7

Rates of hospitalisation 

Answer 7

The number of patients who experience an episode of admitted patient care

Question 8

Psychological distress

Answer 8

Anxiety and depression symptoms negative emotional states in the general population

Measured using the Kessler psychological distress scale

Question 9

Core activity limitations

Answer 9

Refers to needing assistance with self-care, mobility and or communication

Question 10

Burden of disease, definition

Answer 10

• Measure the impact of living with illness and injury and dying prematurely
  -Measure the gap between current health status and the ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age of disability and disease
• measured by a unit called DALY

Question 11

YLL

Answer 11

Years of life lost due to premature death

Question 12

YLD

Answer 12

Refers to the years of life, living with illness or injuries 

Question 13

Youth morbidity

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Youth morbidity rates 14-24 consider to be potentially avoidable
Injuries transport accidents and suicide are the top causes of mobility

Question 14

What is an issue with individuals measuring their own health

Answer 14

Subject and over or under estimating

Question 15

Definition of youth

Answer 15

12-18 years of age

Question 16

Socio economic status

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Is determined by an individual or families, economic and social position in relation to others

Question 17

Low socio economic status and how it effects heath and wellbeing

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Is linked to poor health and wellbeing , which can be the potential to decrease an individuals capacity to work. This can demise their ability to improve their social economic status because they are unable to increase the in.

Question 18

Does socio economics status effect health

Answer 18

physical and mental wellbeing is directly correlated with socio economic

Question 19

Low socio economic Health, and priority

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Health and wellbeing is not often viewed as a priority as they need to focus on shelter, food, education and maintaining employment

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People that live on high SES

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Are more likely to spend money on health, access and o better nutrition options, physical activity as well as financial recourses

Question 21

DALY

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Disability adjusted life years

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Incidence

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The number of rates of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time

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Prevalence

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The number or proportion of cases of a particular per incident data

Question 24

How to write a trend question

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1/Title
2/time the data encompasses
3/the actual trend
4/ evidence

Question 25

How to calculate a DALY

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YLL + YLD = DALY

Question 26

The four levels of limitation

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1. Profound
2. Sever
3. Moderate
4. Mild

Question 27

How to measure phycological destress

Answer 27

Kessler phycological discrete scale

Question 28

Sociocultural

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Aspects of society and the social environment that impacts on health and wellbeing such as income family education employment access to health information

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Family sociocultural impacts

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Diet, sun screen, activity levels, alcohol uses

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Sociocultural education

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• income, jobs, nutrition

Question 31

Sociocultural income

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• access to health care
• access to better nutrition
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