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...
NSG 522 Final Exam Questions And Answers Rated
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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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