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nr 503 midtermhealth disparities - answer differences in health outcomes among groups
Population - answer A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in
the same area
How are outcomes measured? - answer the end result after treatment/intervention that
describes a patients health status
social justice theory - answer relates advocacy, health disparities and outcomes
(equality)
primary intervention - answeran intervention that occurs before the onset of the disease
secondary intervention - answerafter disease but before symptoms *screening*
health inequity - answera difference or disparity in health outcomes that is systematic,
avoidable, and unjust
Social Justice - answerthe defense of human dignity by ensuring that essential human
needs are met and that essential human rights are protected for all people
Campaign for Action - answerlimit health disparities across the nation
Sources of epidemiological data - answerHP 2020, Quick Health Data Online System,
NCHS, AAMC, Health Equity
Screening and Diagnostic Tests - answer** population specific
** should be tested and have available statistics that speak to their specificity,
sensitivity, and + predictive value
Speceficity - answerPatients DO NOT have disease and were given negative test
results
Sensitivity - answerPatients who DO have disease AND are given positive test results
Sensitive to the truth
+ predictive value - answerProbability that a person with a + result truly does have the
disease
, descriptive epidemiology - answercollection and analysis of data: what, who, where,
when, why/how (causes, risk factors, modes of transportation)
causation - answerA cause and effect relationship in which one variable controls the
changes in another variable.
tertiary intervention - answerrehabilitation to the highest level of functioning
(prevents disease from getting worse)
Provider determining to use a screening test? - answerused to reduce
morbidity/mortality by detecting diseases early. (pap smear, mammogram, ect)
Determined by: -Sensitivity and specificity are measures of a test's ability to correctly
classify a person as having a disease or not having a disease. Predictive Value: the
probability of having the disease.
Found at: CDC
how is descriptive epidemiology used? - answerinvestigates health problem, used to
change natural HX of disease, tracked by database
Causation - answerA cause and effect relationship in which one variable controls the
changes in another variable.
surveillance - answerUsed to monitor changes typically with infectious disease and is
used for ongoing systematic collection
Determinants of health - answerthe range of personal,
social,
economic
, and environmental factors that influence health status
association - answera group of people who have gathered based on similar goals or
beliefs
Case-control study - answerindividuals with the diseases (cases) are compared to
individuals without the disease (controls)
Case-Control Strengths - answer-Great for rare disease/condition
-Important in understanding new diseases
-INEXPENSIVE AND SHORTER
-Need small sample
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