lecture 3 (test 1) Flashcards
(14 cards)
what are the 3 levels of prevention
primary
secondary
tertiary
prevention of the occurence or the incidence of illness or injury, prevented by risk reduction in susceptible populations. Prevention of the initial onset of injury
primary prevention
prevention of disease or injury progression by early detection and prompt intervention in exposed populations to reduce the extent of the burden on health
secondary prevention
prevention of permanent disability or death due to illness or injury, ongoing care and rehabilitation for affected poplulations, treatment of complications and restoration of fxns
tertiary prevention
identify trends in disease occurence and evaluate the effectiveness of medical and public interventions
epidemiology
the study of distribution and determinants of health related states and events in populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems
epidemeology
what are the 4 types of epidemiologic research
descriptive
hypotheses testing
interventional
methodological
what kind of research uses existing data, surveys large groups to collect data
descriptive research
what kind of research gathers specific data to support or refute a particular hypothesis by collecting data on individuals with or without the condition or illness
hypothesis testing
what is clinical epidemiology AKA
interventional research
implementing a specific change and impute control is what kind of research
interventional research
what is the primary method or study design for an interventional method of research
RCT–randomized controlled study
development of scientific methods to gather data or to interven is what kind of research
methodological research
which kinds of research are eknown as CLASSIC epidemiology
descriptive and hypotheses testing
