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What does Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD) measure?
What does Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD) measure?
- The average life expectancy at birth
- The healthy years of life lost due to illness, injury or disability (correct)
- The years of life lost due to premature death
- The total number of years a person can expect to live
Life expectancy is the average number of healthy years a person lives.
Life expectancy is the average number of healthy years a person lives.
False (B)
What is the primary purpose of Health Adjusted Life Years (HALE)?
What is the primary purpose of Health Adjusted Life Years (HALE)?
To measure the burden of disease based on life expectancy adjusted for poor health
Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD) accounts for years of life lost due to __________, injury, or disability.
Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD) accounts for years of life lost due to __________, injury, or disability.
Which of the following best describes Health Adjusted Life Years (HALE)?
Which of the following best describes Health Adjusted Life Years (HALE)?
Define life expectancy.
Define life expectancy.
What does a higher Life Expectancy indicate?
What does a higher Life Expectancy indicate?
Match the following terms with their corresponding definitions:
Match the following terms with their corresponding definitions:
What does the term 'Incidence' refer to?
What does the term 'Incidence' refer to?
Prevalence measures the new cases of a disease that arise in a population.
Prevalence measures the new cases of a disease that arise in a population.
What does 'Burden of Disease' measure?
What does 'Burden of Disease' measure?
One DALY equals _____ year of healthy life lost due to premature death.
One DALY equals _____ year of healthy life lost due to premature death.
Which of the following correctly describes Morbidity?
Which of the following correctly describes Morbidity?
Health Adjusted Life Years (HALE) specifically measure only the years lived with illness.
Health Adjusted Life Years (HALE) specifically measure only the years lived with illness.
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) account for both years lost due to _____ and time lived with illness.
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) account for both years lost due to _____ and time lived with illness.
Which group exhibits higher rates of insulin resistance compared to high-SES groups?
Which group exhibits higher rates of insulin resistance compared to high-SES groups?
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Higher levels of education completion are associated with lower rates of obesity in low-SES groups.
Higher levels of education completion are associated with lower rates of obesity in low-SES groups.
What does HALE stand for?
What does HALE stand for?
Low-SES groups have higher rates of __________, which affects their nutritional options.
Low-SES groups have higher rates of __________, which affects their nutritional options.
Match the health indicators with their implications:
Match the health indicators with their implications:
Which factor contributes to reduced access to recreational facilities in major cities?
Which factor contributes to reduced access to recreational facilities in major cities?
Higher rates of glucose intolerance are less prevalent in low-SES groups.
Higher rates of glucose intolerance are less prevalent in low-SES groups.
Identify one major health issue linked to urban living as highlighted in the content.
Identify one major health issue linked to urban living as highlighted in the content.
Self-assessed health status is a measure based on a person's own __________ about their health.
Self-assessed health status is a measure based on a person's own __________ about their health.
Which condition is likely to be more prevalent in low-SES communities compared to high-SES communities?
Which condition is likely to be more prevalent in low-SES communities compared to high-SES communities?
Study Notes
Mortality, Morbidity, and Burden of Disease
- Mortality refers to death at a population level.
- Maternal Mortality refers to death of a mother during pregnancy, childbirth or within six weeks of delivery.
- Morbidity refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.
- Burden of Disease is 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.
- Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) are a measure of burden of disease. One DALY is equal to one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.
Useful Measures for Health Status
- Years Lost Due to Premature Death (YLL) measures how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death.
- Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD) measures how many healthy years of life are lost due to illness, injury, or disability.
- Life Expectancy is an indication of how long a person can expect to live, based on current death rates.
- Health Adjusted Life Years (HALE) is a measure of the burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, including an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It measures the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live.
- Self-assessed Health Status is a measure based on a person's own opinion about their health and wellbeing, including their state of mind and their life in general. Often sourced from population surveys.
- Incidence is the number of new cases of a condition during a given time period.
- Prevalence is a measure showing the number of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.
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This quiz explores key concepts related to mortality, morbidity, and the burden of disease. It covers definitions and measures such as Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) and Years Lost Due to Premature Death (YLL). Test your understanding of how these elements impact public health.
