Question

4. Explain what is MEDICARE.

5. Identify the 15 health dimensions of the Health–Related Quality of Life Index. No need to explain.

6. Differentiate Mortality Rate vs. Morbidity Rate.

Answer 1

4):- Medicare is defined as a social insurance program administered by the United States government, that providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.

Cahaba is the Medical Center's Medicare Administrative Contractor

Medicare is a health insurance program for people whole age 65 or older,

It isn't also for people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and

people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant.

5) :-the 15 health dimensions of the Health–Related Quality of Life Index

•freedom, physical safety and security, home environment, work satisfaction, financial resources, health and social care; accessibility and quality, opportunities for acquiring new information and skills, participation in and opportunities for recreation and leisure activities, transport, physical environment (pollution/ noise/ traffic/climate)

•general health, pain and discomfort, energy and fatigue, mobility, activities of daily living, dependance on medical substances and medical aids, work capacity.

•personal relationships, social support, sexual activity

6) :- morbidity is defined as the proportion of sickness or of a specific disease in a geographical locality. mortality is defined as the relative frequency of deaths in a specific population

morbidity is the frequency of disease occurrence in the population

mortality is the frequency of death occurrence in the population

morbidity is measures

a) :-incidence

B) :-prevalence

mortality is measures

a) :-mortality rates.

I am not sure about second one answer if it is wrong sorry forgot that