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NSG 522 Final Exam Questions And Answers Rated A+ Epidemiology is defined as? ANS The STUDY of the DISTRIBUTION and DETERMINANTS of HEALTH-RELATED STATES OR EVENTS in specified POPULATIONS and the application of this knowledge to the CONTROL OF HEALTH PROBLEMS What are the core Epidemiological...

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Epidemiology is defined as? ANS The STUDY of the DISTRIBUTION and DETERMINANTS of HEALTH-
RELATED STATES OR EVENTS in specified POPULATIONS and the application of this knowledge to the
CONTROL OF HEALTH PROBLEMS



What are the core Epidemiological Functions? ANS Surveillance

Field Investigations

Analytic Studies

Evaluation

Linkages

Policy



What type of science is Epidemiology? ANS Quantitative



What does measurement focus on in Epidemiology? ANS Distribution and Determinants of health-related states
and events



What can be said about the nature of epidemiology? ANS Epidemiology is a story about health related states and
events supported by data.



5 W's of Epidemiology? ANS What

When

Where

Who

Why



What are the two components of Epidemiology? ANS Analytic and Descriptive



Descriptive Epidemiology Describes which elements? ANS WHEN, WHERE, WHO

Time, Place, Person

,Which elements does Descriptive Epidemiology study? ANS The DISTRIBUTION, FREQUENCY, and
PATTERN of health related states and events



Analytic Epidemiology describes which elements? ANS WHY AND HOW



Analytic Epidemiology studies the? ANS Determinants of health-related events. The WHY, the Causes



What are the four general categories to Determinants of Health? ANS Biological, Environmental, Social, Health
Behaviors



What makes up the social determinants of health? ANS Economic Stability, Neighborhood/Built Environment,
Health/Health Care, Social/Community Context, Education



What are examples of Health Behaviors? ANS Nutrition, Physical Activity, Rest/Relaxation, Tobacco Use,
Alcohol use, Illicit substance use, immunizations.



Describe Multi-causality ANS Etiology of all diseases is multifactoral.



What is the 'Causal Pie' Model made up of? ANS Causative agent or event, characteristics of the person,
characteristics of the environment, presence of preventative factors, action of catalysts or additive factors, mediating
and moderating factors, interaction between the factors.



What does the Bradford Hill Criteria for Causation tell us? ANS Several criteria are listed that help us determine
if causal association is reasonable.



What does the Bradford Hill Criteria for causation not tell us? ANS Statistical or clinical significance.



Occurrence of disease can be understood using which 3 models? ANS Epidemiological Triad or Triangle,
BEINGS Model, Web of causation.



What three aspects make up the Epidemiological Triad/Triangle? ANS Agent, Host, Environment



acronmyn BEINGS Model of Disease Causation, what does it mean? ANS Biological, Behavioral

Environmental

, Immunological

Nutritional

Genetic

Services, Social, Spiritual



What does the Web of Causation tell us? ANS There are many different factors that make up chronic diseases
and negative health conditions. Risk factors do not guarantee someone will get a disease.



What does Spectrum of Disease describe? ANS The Severity of Disease



the severity of disease can vary from? ANS Mild to fatal



What does the natural history of disease describe? ANS The progression of the disease process over time in an
untreated individual. Describes the STAGES of Disease



What are the different stages of disease? ANS Susceptibility

Preclinical

Clinical

Recovery, Disability, Death



Preclinical is also known as? ANS Subclinical, Presymptomatic or latent disease



What stage of disease does exposure take place ? ANS Stage of Preclinical/Subclinical/Presymptomatic/Latent
Disease



When stage do the onset of symptoms take place? ANS Stage of Clinical Disease



When stage do pathologic changes occur? ANS Preclinical/Subclinical/Presymptomatic/Latent Disease



What stage is the usual time of diagnosis? ANS Stage of Clinical Disease



What stage may pathology be detected by screening? ANS Subclinical Disease

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