Descriptive epidemiology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Epidemiology - ANSWER-Study of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It is the cornerstone of public health, and informs policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive medicine. Count - ANSWER-the simplest and most frequently performed quantitative measure in epidemiology. Refers to the number of cases of a disease or other health phenomenon being studied. Significant ...

What is descriptive epidemiology? - ANSWER-classifies the occurrence of disease according to the following variables: -person (who is affected) -place (where the condition occurs) -time (when and over what time period the condition has occurred). What is descriptive epidemiologic study? - ANSWER-is one that is "...concerned with characterizing the amount and distribution of health and disease within a population." What are the 3 types of descriptive epidemiology studies? - ANSWER--ca...

This is a complete summary of the course 'Introduction Descriptive Epidemiology and Public Health' (HNH-28303) of the online master Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health.

Define Epidemiology - Answer- Epidemiology is the study of patterns of health and disease in populations and the factors that influence these patterns. Epidemiology involves describing the patterns of disease in relation to what three factors? - Answer- individuals, place, and time What are the six uses of epidemiology? - Answer- Investigation and control of a disease of unknown etiology Identification of the etiology & risk factors of a disease Determination of the origin of a disease ...

Incidence - Answer- The number of new cases per person per unit of time Prevalence - Answer- The proportion of the population at a given time that has a case Case Fatality Rate - Answer- Ratio of fatal cases to total cases Risk factor - Answer- A definable element of exposure that captures at least one part of the pathway by which the cause increases the risk that a member of the population will meet the criteria of a case. Observational Study - Answer- Study in which events occur wi...

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 Determ...

NSG 522 Final Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions What type of science if epidemiology? ANS qualitative What is an essential feature of epidemiology? ANS measurement What are the 5 W's? ANS Who: What: When: Where: Why: What are the two components of epidemiology? ANS descriptive analytic What describes descriptive epidemiology? ANS who (person): tables, population pyramid when (time): event timelines where (place): maps

VBSC 444 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ what are the questions epidemiology seeks answers to? - -who? what? where? when? why/ how? Descriptive Epidemiology deals with the questions: - -Who, What,When, and Where Analytic Epidemiology deals with the remaining questions: - -Why/How Descriptive Studies - -Provide information on patterns of disease occurrence descriptive statistics generated can be correlated with clinical observations or laboratory studies to GENERATE A ...

Epidemiology is defined as? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-Surveillance Field Investigations Analytic Studies Evaluation Linkages Policy What type of science is Epidemiology? - ANSWER-Quantitative What does measurement focus on in Epidemiology? - ANSWER-Distribution and Dete...

what is epidemiology? Correct Answer-the study of distribution and determinants of health and disease in human populations what is epidemiology used for? Correct Answer-to monitor disease trends what do community health nurses monitor? Correct Answer-disease rate mode of transmission incubation early s/s periods of communicability interventions what is the person-place-time model? Correct Answer-person: personal characteristics and behaviors place: variation by location Time: va...