Epidemiology Flashcards
What is epidemiology?
Epidemiology is the study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why
What research tools do epidemiologists use?
- Morbidity and morality rate
- Patterns and trends of disease
- Risk factors
What is meant by incidence?
The measure of the probability of occurrence of a condition in a population, within a specific period of time.
What is meant by prevalence?
The measure of the frequency of disease or health condition in a population at a particular point in time (how many people suffer).
What is mortality?
The occurrence of death caused by a disease.
What is a mortality rate?
The ratio between deaths and individuals in a population during a particular period of time.
What is morbidity?
Suffering from a disease or medical condition.
What is a paradigm?
A paradigm is a standard, perspective, or set of ideas. A paradigm is a way of looking at something.
What is ontology?
Ontology is concerned with what is true or real, it is concerned with the nature of existence.
What is epistemology?
It seeks to answer the questions “What is knowledge?” and “How is knowledge acquired?”
What is methodology?
The tools used to identify knowledge.
What is aetiology?
Determining the cause of a disease, an example being smoking and lung cancer.
What are variables in epidemiology?
- Independent variable (causation)
- Dependant variable (result)
Exposure leads to an outcome.
What are the steps of an epidemiology investigation?
- Preliminary investigation (refine the intervention and evaluate its acceptability, feasibility, cost, and uptake).
- Identification of cases
- Collection and analysis of data
- Implementation of control measures
- Dissemination and follow up
What is primary research?
Data you collect yourself.
