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life expectancy in the US (past)

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50 years

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life expectancy in the US (present)

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80 years

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leading causes if death in the past

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pneumonia
tuberculosis
diarrhea
enteritis
heart disease
-liver disease

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what do europeans and african americans die from

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CVD

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what do asians and hispanics die from

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cancer

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contributors to an increase in life expectancy

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-lowering of infant mortality
-prevention of disease
-healthier lifestyle
-efficient disposal of sewage and better nutrition
- advances in medical care (antibiotics and new surgical technology)

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Dr. Sheldon Cohen’s research findings

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-participants received cold virus and quarantined
-not all participants developed cold
-those that developed cold: more stressful experience
-fewer positive emotions
-less sociable
-less diverse social networks

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contributors of poor health

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-stress
-diet

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biomedical model

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-defines health as absence of disease
-disease seen solely as biological process that is a result of exposure to a pathogen
-spurred development of drugs and technology oriented towards removing pathogens and curing disease

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biopsychosocial model

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-looks at biological, psychological, genetics, physiology, social support, personal control, stress, compliance, personality, poverty, ethnic background, and cultural beliefs

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what are 2 advantages of the biopsychosocial model

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1.) incorporates psychological and social factors
2.) views health as a positive condition

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which professions utilize the biopsychosocial model

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-clinical health psychology
-neurologists

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psychosomatic medicine

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-psychological and emotional factors contribute to physical health problems
-freud: unconscious conflicts contribute to physical symptoms
-cannon: emotions are accompanied by pysiological changes that could cause disease
-Dunbar: relationship between personality type and disease
-benefitted health care by connecting emotional and physical conditions

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behavioral psychology

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-focused on development and integration of behavioral and biomedical science, knowledge, and techniques relevant to health and illness
-uses psychology and behavioral science to achieve better health

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placebo

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-inactive substance or condition that has the appearance of an active treatment

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placebo percentage of outcomes in studies

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35% of treatment effects

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nocebo

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side effect from a placebo

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what are the chances of a research participant experiencing a nocebo

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20%

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correlational studies

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-relationship between 2 variables
-correlations measured by correlation coeeficient
- -1.0 to 1.0

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what are the 2 components of correlations

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1.) strength
2.) direction

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strength of a correlation

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direction of correlation

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cross sectional studies

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data collected at one point in time

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xperimental designs

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-compare at least 2 groups to be able to draw cause and effect conclusions
-participants randomly assigned to control and experimentale group

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ex post facto design
-doesnt involve manipulation of independent variable -choose participants who already differ on variable of interest
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prevalence of an illness
proportion of the population that has a disease or condition at a specific time
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epidemiology
branch of medicine that investigates factors contributing to health or disease -2 ways to talk about rates of a disease in a population: prevalence and incidence
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observational
retrospective and prospective studies
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Randomized Controlled Trial
used to test a new drug or medical treatment
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reasons for reasearchers to infer causality without experimental studies
dose-response relationship (pg 37)
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difference between disease and illness
disease: the process of physical damage within the body illness: experience of being sick
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reliability
extent to which measuring instrument yields consistent results
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validity
extent to which an instrument measures what it is designed to measure
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sick role behavior
behavior of a person after diagnosis is received
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likelihood of neurotic people to see a doctor
more likely
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barriers to health care for impoverished individuals
-prevent people from receiving proper care and treatment -uninsured: those who are single, Native American, hispanic, or latino -policies fail to cover dental, mental health, glasses
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when are people less likely to seek medical treatment
-poor communication -limited access
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uses of alernative health care
-herbal healers (part of cultural tradition) -dissatisfied with traditional medical care -cheaper
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outcomes of good doctor patient relationship
-satisfied patients -patients more likely to follow medical advice -more likely to continue to use medical services and checkups -less likely to file complaints
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likelihood of contracting illness after being in hospital for 1+ week
likely
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outcome of hospital personnel monitoring patient adherence
-may be physically impossible -monitoring creates artificial situation and results in higher rates of adherence than normal
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changes in hospitalization over the past years
-surgeries now performed in outpatient basis -hospital stays shorter -expanding array of technology available for diagnosis and treatment
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barriers to patient adherence
-financial or practical problems in making and keeping appointments, filling, taking, and refilling prescriptions -reject prescribed regimen as too difficult, time consuming, expensive, not adequately effective -treat info as advice instead of regimen -stop taking meds when symptoms disappear -optimistic bias: belief that they will be spared negative consequences of nonadherence -believe personal risks of health condition are lower than average people of their age
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beneficial social supports to adherence
-helps adhere to regimen -people that are isolated are nonadherent -those that have interpersonal relationships are more likely to follow medical advice
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effect of depression on adherence
-risk of nonadherence is 3 times greater -depression relates to lower adherence with people managing chronic illness
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effect of medication side effects on adherence
-bad side effects can cause people not to take the medicine
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5 factor model of personality domains associated with patient adherence
-transtheoretical model -precontemplation -contemplation -preparation -action -maintenance
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non-western cultures and patient adherence
-tribal healers and family traditions may lead to low adherence -poor adherence for individuals less accustomed to western medicine -Native Hawaiians have more trouble adhering to control diabetes and risk for heart disease -prefer native healers -Older Japanese patients adhere more -trust and respect physicians
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medication even monitoring system for predictor for survival
-micropressor in pill cap that records date and time of every bottle opening and closing -shows record of usage -doesnt show high consistency of with self reports of medication usage -assessment more valid
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patient self report for predictor for survival
-patients tend to report behaviors that make them appear more adherent -may not know own rate of adherence
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adherence rate HIV, arthritis
high
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adherence rate pulmonary disease, diabetes
low
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effect of medication dosage on patient adherence
-four doses a day: adherence decreases 40%
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effect of medication dosage on patient adherence
-four doses a day: adherence decreases 40% -two doses a day/cut pills in half: lower adherence rate
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continuum theories-adherence
explain adherence with single set of factors that should apply equally to all people regardless of existing levels or motivations for adhering
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stage theories of health behavior-adherence
-people pass through discrete stages as they attempt to change their behavior -better describe process by which people change behavior
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health belief model-quitting smoking
-beliefs are important contributors to health behavior 1.) perceived susceptibility to disease or disability 2.) perceived severity of disease or disability 3.) perceived benefits of health enhancing behavior 4.) perceived barriers to health enhancing behaviors -smoker should believe that smoking increases likelihood of disease: lung cancer/heart disease -should believe that diseases are serious -if person doesnt believe that smoking doesnt lead to serious diseases then there would be no motivation to quit -obvious benefits to quit smoking -few barriers to quitting
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behavior model of adherence
-principles of operant conditioning -reinforcement of response that leads to target behavior
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effect of self efficacy on relapse and adherence
adherence: people must believe that the behavior will bring about a valuable outcome and that they can successfully carry out the behavior -smokers with high self efficacy tend to remain abstinent -low self efficacy tend to relapse
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stages of prochaskas transtheoretical model
-precontemplation -contemplation -preparation -action -maintenance

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