Match the term with the definition:
-The level of health of a person, group, or nation
A)activities of daily living (ADLs)
B)compressed morbidity
C)disability-adjusted life expectancy
D)health status
E)incidence
F)infant mortality rate (IMR)
G)instrumental activities of daily living (IDLs)
H)life expectancy

Question

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Health status refers to the overall level of health of a person, group, or nation.

Answer: H 
 Life expectancy refers to the average number of years a person is expected to live, based on current mortality rates.

Answer: C 
 Disability-adjusted life expectancy takes into account both the length and the quality of life lived, weighting years lived with disability or in poor health more heavily.

Answer: F 
 Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population.

Answer: A 
 Activities of daily living (ADLs) refer to basic self-care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and toileting.

Answer: G 
 Instrumental activities of daily living (IDLs) are more complex tasks, such as managing medications or finances.

Answer: E 
 Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disease or condition in a given population over a specified period of time.

Answer: B 
 Compressed morbidity refers to a state in which the average time a person spends in poor health before dying is reduced, so that the onset of illness is delayed until later in life.

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