Qualitative Concept
health status
health sta·tus [ helth stey-tuh s, stat-uhs ]
Subclass of:
Demography
Definitions related to health status:
  • A person becomes eligible for a program because of a qualifying health condition or injury. Examples:A person is determined to have a qualifying health conditions include pregnancy, HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis, end stage renal disease, breast or cervical cancer, or other condition requiring specialized health services, hospice, institutional or community based care provided under a program
    NCI Health Level 7 Vocabulary
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
  • Code specifying non-clinical indicators related to health status used to assess or establish eligibility for coverage under a policy or program, e.g., pregnancy, disability, drug use, mental health issues.
    NCI Health Level 7 Vocabulary
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
  • Health status of a family member with respect to the disease being investigated in a proband.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The state of a subject's mental or physical condition.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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