HHD Flashcards
STUDY (30 cards)
Define health and wellbeing
relates to the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence and is characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.
Define illness
relates to a person’s experience with disease/injury and can be influenced by a range of factors
Define subjective
means different things to different people
Define dynamic
They (HWB & illness) are in constant state of change
How is illness subjective?
People may experience the same diseases and injuries in different ways
How is illness dynamic
Some illnesses are chronic, while some come and go
Define physical HWB
relates to the functioning of the body and its systems, including physical capacity to perform daily tasks.
Define social HWB
relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.
Define mental HWB
current state of wellbeing relating to the mind and it relates to the ability to think and process information.
Define emotional HWB
relates to the ability to express feelings positively. It is about the positive management and expression of emotional actions and reactions as well as the ability to display resilience.
Define spiritual HWB
relates to the ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds of human beings. It can relate to morals, values, a sense of purpose in life, connection/belonging.
Define health status
individual/populations overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, risk factors, etc.
Define self-assessed h.s
an individuals own opinion about how they feel about their health, state of mind and their life in general.
define life expectancy
number of years of life, on average, remaining to an individual at a particular age if death rates do not change.
define Health adjusted life expectancy (HALE)
The average length of time an individual at a specific age can expect to live in full health; that is, time lived without the health consequences of disease or injury
Define mortality
number of deaths in a population in a given period
define infant mortality
rate of deaths of infants before their first birthday (premature death, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS))
define under 5 mortality rate (U5MR)
number of deaths of children under five years of age (injuried/accdients)
define maternal mortality
number of mothers who die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, up to 6 weeks after delivery (CVD, obstetric haemorrhage)
define morbidity
ill health in an individual and levels of ill health within a population at a given time
define incidence
the number of new cases of a disease/condition in a population at a given time
define prevalence
the total number of cases of a particular disease/condition in a population at a given time
define burden of disease
a measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically measuring the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability.
define disability adjusted life years DALY
A measure of burden of disease. One DALY equals one year of healthy life lost to ill health and/or premature death
