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Investigates the distribution or patterns of health events in populations and the
determinants or the factors the influence those patterns.
Epidemiology
This type of epidemiology describes what, who, where, and when.
Descriptive epidemiology.
What is the overall effect of the disease?
What is the disease/issue?
Who is affected?
Where is the disease prevalent?
When are people getting the disease?
This type of epidemiology analyses how and why.
Analytic epidemiology
How are they getting it?
Why are they getting it?
A statistic used for describing an event, characteristic, or happening. Time important or
a proportion. Used to make comparisons among populations or to compare a subgroup
of the population with the total population.
Rate
Total population
,Crude rate
Subgroup of the population
Specific rate
Illness rates usually expressed as incidence or prevalence.
Morbidity
The # of new cases of an illness or injury
Incidence
The measurement of all the existing cases at a given point in time, includes incidence
and all existing cases
Prevalence
Death
Mortality
What is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.?
Smoking
Top 3 causes of death in U.S.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in infants.
,1. Congenital anomalies
2. Short gestation
3. SIDS
Top 3 causes of death in children 1-4 years.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Congenital anomalies
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in children 5-9 years.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Congenital anomalies
Top 3 causes of death in children 10-14 years.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Suicide
Top 3 causes of death in teens and young adults.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 5 causes of death in 25-44 years.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
, 3. Homicide
4. Malignant neoplasms
5. Heart disease
Top 3 causes of death in 45-64 years.
1. Malignant neoplasms
2. Heart disease
3. Unintentional injury
Top 3 causes of death in 65 years+
1. Heart disease
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Describe the nurse's role within epidemiology.
Nurses use surveillance and outbreak investigation.
For epidemiology data, nurses:
-Collect
-Report
-Analyze
-Interpret
-Communicate
Communicable disease:
-Identify
-Report
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Investigates the distribution or patterns of health events in populations and the
determinants or the factors the influence those patterns.
Epidemiology
This type of epidemiology describes what, who, where, and when.
Descriptive epidemiology.
What is the overall effect of the disease?
What is the disease/issue?
Who is affected?
Where is the disease prevalent?
When are people getting the disease?
This type of epidemiology analyses how and why.
Analytic epidemiology
How are they getting it?
Why are they getting it?
A statistic used for describing an event, characteristic, or happening. Time important or
a proportion. Used to make comparisons among populations or to compare a subgroup
of the population with the total population.
Rate
Total population
,Crude rate
Subgroup of the population
Specific rate
Illness rates usually expressed as incidence or prevalence.
Morbidity
The # of new cases of an illness or injury
Incidence
The measurement of all the existing cases at a given point in time, includes incidence
and all existing cases
Prevalence
Death
Mortality
What is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.?
Smoking
Top 3 causes of death in U.S.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in infants.
,1. Congenital anomalies
2. Short gestation
3. SIDS
Top 3 causes of death in children 1-4 years.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Congenital anomalies
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in children 5-9 years.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Congenital anomalies
Top 3 causes of death in children 10-14 years.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Suicide
Top 3 causes of death in teens and young adults.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 5 causes of death in 25-44 years.
1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
, 3. Homicide
4. Malignant neoplasms
5. Heart disease
Top 3 causes of death in 45-64 years.
1. Malignant neoplasms
2. Heart disease
3. Unintentional injury
Top 3 causes of death in 65 years+
1. Heart disease
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Describe the nurse's role within epidemiology.
Nurses use surveillance and outbreak investigation.
For epidemiology data, nurses:
-Collect
-Report
-Analyze
-Interpret
-Communicate
Communicable disease:
-Identify
-Report
