Concept of Health and Diseases
Concept of Health and Diseases
1- Health
Definition (PSM-SE)
Health is a state of Physical, Mental &Social wellbeing ¬ merely an absence of disease or infirmity
(Ability to lead a Socially & Economlcally productivelife)
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2- Spectrum of Health
Health of an individual is not static, it's a dynamlc phenomenon &a
pectum o Heath
process of continuous change
Lowest point on health spectrum is death &Highest point corresponds O Pobitlwe Healtd
to positive health Beter Heait
Health slckness spectrum
1. Posltlve health
2. Better health
3. Freedom from sickness
4. Unrecognized sickness
S. Mild sickness
6. Severe sickness
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7. Death
Under 5proportionate mortality rate- Proportion of total death occuring in the under 5age group
vi. Adult mortallty rate- Probability of dying between the age of 15 to 60 years per 1000 population
vi Maternal (puerperal) mortality rate- Maternal deaths among women of reproductive age group
vlli. Dlsease specific mnortality rate- Mortality rates computed for specific disease
DSMR =death from a specific disease x1000
Midyear population
3. Disability indicators
Event type Indicotors
a. Days of restricted activities
Bed dlsobility days
C. Work loss days
Person type indicators
Umitation of mobility- Confined to house
imitation of actiýity- Limitation to perform baslc activitles
" DALY Disobility Adlusted Life Years
Numbers of years lost due to disability
One DALYE one year of heokhy life lost
Mea_ure burden of diseose &eifectlveness of intervention
Meosures morbldity &disabiliy
Itepresses years lostto premature death &years lved with disabllty
DALY =YLm"YLD
o Years of Lost fe-VLLa Number of deathsx Expected remalning years of life
Years Lost to DigabifityYLD =Number of cases due to Injuyyx Average duratlon of the disease xWelghting factor
(welghting factor reflects severity of the disease)
YPLL- Years of Potential ife Lost
Years of Potentlal Lfe Lost through premature death
Years of potentlal lifle lostsemortalltindcater
" DFLE- Disablity Free Ufe Expectancy (Active life expectancy)
Average number of years an individual ls expected to llve free of disabllty
Also known gs Sullivan'sIndexSullivan's Index life expectancy-duratlon of disablity
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8- Kuppuswamy Scale
Scale of Socio-Economic Status (SES) of Urban families
3components
1. Educotionstatus of Head of family
2. Occupation status of Heod of family
3. Total per capita family Income (per month)
Education Education Occupation Occupation Total per capita family Income Income
(head of family) SCore (head of family) SCore (per month) sCore
Education
Professional degree- MBBS, BE, Ph.D.
Graduate- B.A, B.SC., B.Com.
Intermediate/ diploma - at least cdass 12th pass
High school- at least class 10th pass
Middle school- at least class 8th pass
vi. Primary school- any level of literacy below zth class
v. lliterate- person above 7 years of age who cannot read &write
Occupation
i. Professional -Requires decision making & organizational abilities
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Dotors, Engineers, Advocates, Architects, Managers, Principals
i. Semiprofessional - Routine nature of job which requires post high school education
commission agents, research assistants
Clerical/shop/ farm -Some training in arithmetic along with reading &writing is required
clerks,shopkeepers, farm owners
iy. Skilled workers-Long training &practice is required
electrician, plumber, mechanic, carpenter
V. Semiskited workers - Some tràining is required
factory worker, library attendant
Unskilled worker - Noeducation or training is required
laborer, watchman, peon, servant
Unemployed-not employed
5ocioecoNerorri Stalu Scale
Income
Kuppusvan Tiane Tota For Gaptha Farnl reaTe
Per capita family Income Total income of the family
Total number of family members
PhEdcion Educasthn Staliu Haad o the Faie
Socio-Economic Status/ Class
LSKaam apaon Stabua Head o c Pornig
Total score Socio-economic dass
26-29 Upper class Edaallon Ouupatin o ad Fam
16-25 Upper middie Totol P
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Health promotion logo
Circle with 3 wings
Incorporates 5 key action areas &3 basic strategies
3 Basic strategies
1. Advocate
2. Enable
3. Mediate
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10 - Epidemiological Triad
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1. Agent
Substance living or nonliving whose presence or absence of which may nitiate a disease process
Cause of a disease
Biological agents- Viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa
Nutrient agents- Protein, fats, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals
Physical agents- Heat, cold, humidity, presure, radiation, electricity, sound
iv. Chemical agents
a. Endogenous -produced inside the body
eg, serum bilirubin (aundice), uric acid (Gout)
Exogenous -arising outside the body
e.g., allergens, fumes, dust, gases, metals
V Mechanieal ngents- Mechanical forces like crushing &friction
vi. Social ngents-Poverty, smoking, alcohol, drug abuse
2 Host
- Person that harbors the disease
. Demographic characteristics -Age, Sex, Ethnicity
i. Biological characterlstics -Genetic makeup, immunity
Social characterlstics -Socioeconomic status, occupation
iv Lifestyle factors- Fitness, Nutritional habits, physical exercise, behavioral patterns
3 Environment
Suroundings that allow disease transmission
Biological, social, cutural &physical
All that which is external to the individual host, living or non-living with which he is in constant interaction
Physical environment- Air, water, soil, radiation
Biological environment- Microbial agents, animals, plants
Psychological environment- Culture, customs, beliefs
& Time
Incubation period
how long a person is infected
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Reu ention ertion
1. Primordial prevention
prevention of theemnergence ofrisk factors In population In which they have not vet øpPEOred
it is primary prevention in purest sense
Best level of prevention for Non-Communicable Diseases
Mode of intervention
Education
Examples
Childhood obesity prevention through educotion
Education on maintenance of normal body welght, preservatlon oflife style, primitive
nutritional habits for prevention of myocardial inforction
Educotion on benefits of salt restriction for prevention of CAD
2. Primary prevention
Action taken prior to the onset of disease
Intervention done in prepathogenesis phase of disease
Based on elimination of risk factors
Removes the possibility that a disease will ever occur
Mode of intervention
Health promotion
a. Health educotion
o Through heath care providers, community leaders, decision makers
o Exomple-Marriage counseling, Concer educotion
b. Environmental modification
oExomple- Provision of safe woter (potable sofe woter suppl), installation of sanitarylatrines.
insecticidal spray&rodents' control &improvement of housing
c. Nutritlonal intervention
o Food fortificotion, nutritional education, chiid feeding program
o Erample -high fiber diet to prevent obesity, ietary sat reductlon, paosteurization of milk
d. ifestyle &behavioral chonges
o Changing habits &behavior of the patients
o Exomple-Control oftobacco, exerclse promotion, welght reduction
Specific protection
Approaches
Mass strategy- for whole population
High risk strategy- for individuals at risk
Examples
Prospective screening isa Primarylevel of prevention
o Screening of immiqrants, HIV screening among sex workers
Immunization/ vaccines
ChemoprophyBaxis/ Vitamin Aprophyloxis
Contraceptives /useof condoms
lodization of solt
Defluorination of water
Protection against occupational hazards &accidents(helmets/seatbelts)
Desks provided with table top to prevent neck problem
National iron plus initiatives, mosquito bed nets
Radiation protection
Wearing of qoggles byy welders
Primary prevention for dental carles-fluoridation& dental heoth education
3. Secondary prevention
Action taken to halt the progress of a disease at its Inciplent stoge &prevents complications
Intervention done in Early pathogenesis phase
More expenslve &less effective than primary prevention
Target qroup in secondary prevention is potients
Eorly diognosis &treatment isthe bestlevel of preventlon for breast cancer
Modes of intervention
Earty diagnosis
" Screening test- Preseriptive screening is aSecondary level of prevention
papsmear, self-breast examinaotion, monitoring of BP
Diagnostic tests- sputum smear for AFB, Peripheral smear for MP
Treatment- DOTS, MDT
Mass treatment
Used when 1 clinical case of active disease can give at least 5 latent cases in a community
Used in control of-Yaws, Pinta, Trachoma, Filaria
Variants- total mass treatment, juvenile mass treatment, selective mass treatment
Examples of secondary prevention
o National health programs,contact tracing of STIS, Case finding for malaria, Health sereentng for diabetes
4. Tertiary prevention
Action taken to limit the impairment &disabilities
Intervention done in Late pathogenesis phase of disease
Modes of Interventions
Disability limitation
" Prevents transition of disease from impatrment to handicap
Example- Spectacles for refroctory error Physiotherapy in poliomyelitis, resting limb in neutrol positionin
polio (helps to prevent overstretching of paralyzed muscles, thereby limits further disability)
Rehabilitation
Combined &coordinated use of medical, social, educational &vocational measure for training &
retraining of individual to the highest possible level of functional ability
Types
a. Medical rehabilitation- Restoration of function
b. Vocational rehabilitation- Restoration of capacity to earn livelihood
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Social rehabilitation- Restoration of family &social relation
d. Psychological rehabilitation- Restoration of personal dignity &confidence
Examples- Establishing schools for blind, Gradededexercises in polio, Reconstructive surgery in leprosy,
Crutches in poliomyelitis
Quaternary prevention- preventing general public with over diagnosis of disease due to medical literature reviews
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13 - Web of Causation
(Makdi ke Web mne Mohan ka Pug]
Suggested by MocMohon &Pugh
Ideally suited in the study of chronic disease, where disease agent is often not known &it's the outcome of interoction
between muttiplefoctors (Biological, Environmental, Immunological, Nutritional, Genetic, Soclal /Spictuo) [BEINGSS]
Web of causation considers all the predisposing foctors &their interrelationship with each other
Someties
Helps to waYs to interrupt the rskof transmission
removal of just one link may be sufficient to control disease
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15 - Monitoring
Definition- Continuous oversight of activitles to ensure that they are proceeding according to plan
Example- monitoring of air polution, water quality, & nutritional status
Monitoring can be carried out by-Technicians
Obiectvetson angtysis of routine meosurement, atmed ot detecting changes in envtronment
16- Surveillance
Definition- Continuous scrutiny offactors that determine occurreNCe &distribution of disease
Examples -Epidemiological surveillance, Demographic surveillance, Nutritional surveillance, Sentinel suveitlance
Surveillance is carried out by - Professionals
Objectives
Health plonning
Control of disease
pato on new &changing trends
To provide timely warnings
Types
1. Active Surveillance
Health worker actively goes to house every fortnight to detect cases &collect data
Done In NVBDCP
2. Passive Surveillance
Data is itself reported to health system passively
Done in most of National Health Programs
3. Sentinel Surveillance
Helps in identifying missing cases &supplementing notified cases
Done in NACP
16.2- Sentinelsurveillance
Definition-It'sa studyof disease rotes In gspecific population to estimate trends in larger population
Objective
ldentihdng the missing cases &therebysupplementing the notified coses
ldentifving new told cases
Estimates disease prevalence
- Iue morbldity is measured by sentinel survellance
Sentinel system- Involves limted network of carefully selected reporting sites
- Network of hospitals used to collect data on varlous diseases &their causative agents
- Health practitioners are also used to monitor trends of a disease in a specific population
Minimlzes reporting blas
Uses
When a high-quality data is needed about a particular disease that cannot be obtained through a passive system
- Data collected can be used to ldentify trends or outbreaks &to monitor the burden of a disease in a community
Done for-HIVinNational AIDS Control Program (STD clinics &ANC cllnics aere sentinel sites)
Inpotient
Wdurotlon ofobservatlon care of a potent is expected to be 24 hours or more
Outpatient
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patient recetving care in hospital/ clinic/ at emergency care &where patient is released within 23 hours
Observation status patient
active treatment is required to determine of, if patient requires hospitalization or discharge the same day
Urgent care patient
patient who requires stabilization due to emergency situation
Domiciliary core
personalservices rendered bydoctors to petents In hespltol, nursing home &ot home