NR503 Epidemiology mid term study

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18 Multiple choice questions

Definition 1 of 18
fraction of a population having a specific disease at a given time

morbidity

incidence

prevalence

mortality

Definition 2 of 18
The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time.

incidence

prevalence

mortality

morbidity

Definition 3 of 18
focused on preventing disease

Causation


Primary intervention

tertiary intervention


Specificity

,Definition 4 of 18
The probability that a person with a positive test result truly has the disease

specificity


sensitivity

positive predictive value


negative predictive value

Definition 5 of 18
The aspect of epidemiology concerned with organizing and summarizing health-related data
according to time, place, and person

analytic epidemiology

incidence


prevalence

descriptive epidemiology

Definition 6 of 18
focused on early detection of disease

nursing intervention


secondary intervention

causation

tertiary intervention

Definition 7 of 18
death rate

prevalence

incidence

mortality

morbidity

, Definition 8 of 18
What - health issues of concern
Who - person
Where - place
When - time
Why/how - causes, risk factors, and modes of transmission

95 W's of descriptive epidemiology

5 W's of descriptive epidemiology


10 W's of descriptive epidemiology

6 W's of descriptive epidemiology

Definition 9 of 18
differences in health status between population groups

Health equity


Health disparities

Health inequities

Health literacy

Definition 10 of 18
refers to individuals who truly DO NOT have a disease AND were given correct negative test
results (speciFices the False)

sensitivity

negative predictive value

specificity

incidence