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Test Bank Introduction to Health Research Methods: A Practical Guide 3rd Edition by Kathryn H. Jacobsen 9781284197563
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Test Bank For Introduction to Health Research Methods: APractical Guide 3rd Edition By Kathryn H. Jacobsen
9781284197563 Chapter 1-42 Complete Guide .
Health - ANSWER: state of complete mental, physical, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Determinants of health - ANSWER: factors (biological, behavioral, social,
environmental, political) that influence the health status of individuals and
populations
Health research - ANSWER: investigation of health/disease or any of the factors that
contribute to the presence/absence of health
Medicine - ANSWER: preventing, diagnosing, and treating health problems
Clinical research - ANSWER: evaluates the best ways to prevent/diagnose/treat
adverse health issues
Basic medical research - ANSWER: studies molecules, genes, cells, smaller biological
components related to human health
Translational research - ANSWER: bridges basic and clinical research by applying
scientific discove
Population health - ANSWER: health outcomes/determinants in groups
Public health - ANSWER: actions taken to promote health/prevent illness in a
population
Population health research - ANSWER: examines health outcomes at
community/global levels
Demography - ANSWER: study of the size/composition of populations and
population dynamics
Research - ANSWER: systematically/carefully investigating a topic to discover new
insights
Research process - ANSWER: 1. identify study question
2. select study approach
3. design study and collect data
4. analyze data
5. report findings
, Brainstorming - ANSWER: generating long lists of spontaneous ideas about possible
research questions
Concept mapping - ANSWER: visual method for listing ideas/grouping them to reveal
relationships
Keyword - ANSWER: word/short phrase to be used in database research
MeSH - ANSWER: medical subject headings, vocab thesaurus used for searches of
health science databases
Exposure - ANSWER: factor that CHANGES the likelihood of developing a health
condition
Risk factor - ANSWER: exposure that INCREASES likelihood of a particular disease
Protective factor - ANSWER: exposure that REDUCES likelihood of a particular
disease
Nonmodifiable risk factor - ANSWER: risk factor that cannot be changed through
health interventions
Modifiable risk factor - ANSWER: risk factor that can be changed through health
interventions
Primary prevention - ANSWER: health behaviors/actions that can keep an adverse
health effect from occuring
Secondary prevention - ANSWER: detection of health problems in asymptomatic
individuals at an early stage (no lasting damage)
Tertiary prevention - ANSWER: interventions that reduce impairment, minimize
pain/suffering, and prevent death
Outcome - ANSWER: observed event/measured endpoint in an experimental study
Disease - ANSWER: presence of signs/symptoms of poor health
Disorder - ANSWER: functional impairment that may be characterized by
structural/physiological changes
Mortality - ANSWER: associated deaths of a disease
Comorbidity - ANSWER: two or more adverse health conditions occurring at the
same time
Morbidity - ANSWER: nonfatal illnesses
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