SAC 1 - unit 1 Flashcards
(25 cards)
mental H&W
-confidence
-self-esteem
-thought processes/patterns
social H&W
-a supportive network of friends and family
-communication skills
-social roles and relationships
emotional H&W
-managing emotions
-resilience
-ability to identify and express appropriate emotions
spiritual H&W
-sense of belonging
-sense of purpose
-values
-belief system
physical H&W
-adequate fitness levels
-ideal body weight
-functioning of body systems
-strong immune system
dynamic
constantly changing
subjective
means different things to different people
health and wellbeing
the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing and how they feel about their lives in relation to the various dimensions of health
morbidity
Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.
mortality
relates to death in a given population
burden of disease
A measure of the impact of disease 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.
-Burden of disease is measured in a unit called the Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY)
DALY
-DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS
-A measure of burden of disease.
-One DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.
DALY is calculated by:
YLL + YLD = DALY
YLL
Years of life lost (YLL) a measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death.
YLD
Years lost due to disability (YLD) a measure of how many healthy years of life are lost due to illness, injury or disability.
sociocultural factors
-help determine an individual’s or population’s health and wellbeing, and are considered to be anything related to the social and cultural conditions into which people are born, grow, live, work and age that work to raise or lower the health status experienced.
e.g. family, peer group, access to health information, income, housing, education, employment.
incidence
new cases of any given disease in a certain population
prevalence
total number of cases of a condition/disease in a given population
life expectancy
-how long a person is expected to live given the year that they were born and where they were born.
core activity limitation
when an individual requires assistance with mobility, communication and/or self care
socioeconomic status
education + ocupation + income = SES
self-assessed health data/status
and why it is not always accurate
An individual’s “perception” (own opinion) of their level of health.
not always accurate because:
-it’s a subjective measure as different people consider health and wellbeing in different ways.
- It is based on an individual’s own perspective of their health.
-there is no information to back up the answer.
wellbeing
how you feel about yourself and your life
high SES
AND
low SES
LOW SES:
-health and wellbeing is not often viewed as a major priority
HIGH SES:
-more likely to spend money on their health and well-being,
-There is an increase in number of people who have private health insurance
-Increased education increases their health literacy
rates of hospitalisation
The amount of people admitted in to a hospital for care.
