Lesson 2 - Measurements of health status

Health status is an __________ or _____________ overall _______ of ________.

Health status is an individual’s or population’s overall health status.

Trends in data is the _______ __________ data is ________ _____ ____.

Trends in data is the general direction data is moving over time.

Relationships in data are how __ __________ are __________.

Relationships in data are how 2 variables are connected.

Conclusions in data are what the data ____________ or _____ about the _____ _______ of a ____________.

Conclusions in data are what the data suggests or means about the health status of a population.

Self assessed data often comes from ____________ ________.

population surveys

Life expectancy ______ an _________ of how ______ a ________ can _________ to ____ if the _________ ______ ________ stay the _____.

Life expectancy gives an indication of how long a person can expect to live if the current death rates stay the same.

Burden of disease measures the ______ of ______ and _________ on a ___________.

Burden of disease measures the impact of diseases and injuries on a population.

Burden of disease combines the years of ________ ___ due to living with ___ _____ with the years of ____ ____ due to _____ _________.

Burden of disease combines the years of life lost due to living with ill health with the years of life lost due to dying prematurely.

Burden of disease is measured in ________ ________ ____ ______ (DALY) where _ DALY = 1 year of _______ ___ ____ due to __________ ______ and ____ lived with ______, _______ or ________.

Burden of disease is measured in disability adjusted life years (DALY) where 1 DALY = 1 year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease and injury.

________________ + _______________ = DALY

Years lived with disability + years of lost life = DALY

Mortality refers to _____ often at a __________ ______. Usually expressed per ______ or _________ people in a __ _______ period.

Mortality refers to death often at a population level. Usually expressed per 1000 or 100000 people in a 12 month period.

Morbidity refers to the ______ of ___ _______ in a _________ at a ______ _____.

Morbidity refers to the level of ill health in a population at a given time.

What are the 2 ways to consider morbidity?

• The number or rate of people reporting a condition

• The years lived with disability

What are the 2 types of morbidity?

Incidence, prevalence

Incidence refers to the ________ or _____ of ____ ______ of a _______ during a _________ time, usually a __ ______ ________.

Incidence refers to the number or rate of new cases of a disease during a specific time, usually a 12 month period.

Prevalence refers to the _____ ______ or ___________ of _____ of a _________ _________ or __________ present in a _________ at a ______ ____.

Prevalence refers to the total number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.