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9 Cards in this Set
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best way to define health
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-Wolinksky 3D model of health
-spectrum of health rather than dichotomy of just health vs sick |
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problems of Wolinksy scale
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-every factor is weighted equally
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importance of a single definition of health
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- difficult to address health problems without a single definition that can be agreed upon
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Saigal study of LBW children
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- functionally limited, but children reported higher quality of life than their normal children counterparts
-parents reported lower quality of life |
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Factors that contribute to perception of health
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-symptoms
-pain -culture -mental status -family history -behavior -comparative health -information regarding health |
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Fitzgerald "Tyranny of Health"
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-blame vs responsibility
-steer away from deeming behaviors socially acceptable vs unacceptable -tyranny of health may deter people from seeking care if they know they will be blamed |
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factors that influence preventable disease
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-behavior
-education -SES status |
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DALY's
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Disability adjusted life years
-used in global health as a cost benefit analysis tool -number of years with the disease multiplied by severity measure subtracted from expected life span |
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global burden of disease as measured by the World Bank
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loss of life due to disability and years lost due to premature death
-disadvantages: no individuals circumstance taken into account, social costs |
