health outcomes
Patient wellness measures
Health outcomes are the measurable results of medical care, public health interventions, or health-related behaviors—what actually happens to people's well-being.
The term appears constantly in healthcare policy and research: The study examined health outcomes for patients with diabetes, Poverty correlates with poor health outcomes.
Outcomes might include mortality rates, disease prevalence, quality of life, or recovery times.
The plural form dominates because health is rarely measured by a single metric.
- survival rateShare of survivors measured
- dietary habitsRegular food intake behaviors
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- healthcare accessibilityAbility to obtain treatment
- life expectancyAverage anticipated survival duration
access to care · healthy aging · patient safety · education access · sleep quality · stress management · mental wellness · insurance coverage · disease prevention · diagnosis · preventive care · early intervention · clinical trials · smoking cessation · decline · acute · longevity · cure
- health factorsexercise, psychological factors, genetics, smoking, alcohol
- health datablood pressure, heart rate, pulse, weight, height
- health disparitieshealthcare disparities, ethnic disparities, healthcare equity, healthcare access, access to care
- health statisticsmortality rate, prevalence, death rate, case fatality rate, life expectancy
- health studiesmedical ethics, bioethics, medical history, social determinants, medicalization
- health informaticsEHR, medical imaging, lab results, biomarkers, diagnostic tools
health outcomesmorbidity
Disease occurrence rate
mortality · disease progression · treatment failure · premature death · illness
health outcomeshealth interventions
Actions to improve wellness
treatments · healthcare delivery · health services · medical procedures · preventive measures