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Flashcards by Ederlyn Perolina, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ederlyn Perolina
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is Epidemiology? | • The study of how much 'dis-ease" occurs in groups (or populations) and of the factors that determine differences in dis-ease occurrence between different groups. • Epidemiology is a bit like detective work in that we try to find out why and how disease occurs. Epidemiology is about measuring health, identifying the causes of dis-ease and intervening to improve health (the state of physical, mental and social well-being). |
| Define dis-ease. | • Encompasses any health-related event (e.g. An injury, heart attack, a death) or health-related state (e.g. Diabetes, a disability, a raised blood pressure, or quality of life). • It is easier to measure negative events or states such as death and disease than measuring degrees of positive states. • Epidemiologists count dis-ease occurrences. |
| Define Dis-ease Occurence | transition from a non-dis-eased state to a dis-eased state |
| Epidemiological studies are measurement exercises involving the collection of data that can be counted or quantified. Quantitative data can be classified as: | Categorical- data that is group into categories Numerical- data that can take on numerical values. |
| __________ is a group of people who share a specified common factor. | Population |
| A population is a group of people who share a specified common factor. The factor could be: | § Geographic § Demographic § Time period § Disease § Behaviour § A combination of all factors |
| How is the dis-ease occurrence calculated? | |
| How to age standardise |
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