Essential Definitions Flashcards
Temporality
First the cause, then the dis-ease
Essential to establish a causal relation
Strength of association definition
The stronger an association, the more likely to be causal in absence of known biases
Consistency of association
replication of the findings by different investigators at different times, in different places, with different methods
Biological gradient
Incremental change in disease rates in conjunction with corresponding changes in exposure
Biological plausibility of association
Does the association make sense biologically
Specificity of association
A cause leads to a single effect or a an effect has a single cause
Reversibility
The demonstration that under controlled conditions, changing the exposure causes a change in the outcome
Cause of disease
an event, condition, characteristic or combination of any of these factors which play an essential role in producing the dis-ease
Sufficient cause
cause is a factor(s) (the whole thing)
that will inevitably produce the specific dis-ease
component cause
is a factor that contributes towards dis-ease causation, but is not sufficient to cause dis-ease on it’s own
Necessary cause
factor that must be present if a specific dis-ease is to occur
Downstream intervention
interventions that operate at the micro(proximal) level, including treatment systems and disease management
Upstream
intervention
interventions that operate at the macro level (distal level) like government policies and international trade agreements
Proximal determinants
Determinant of health that is proximate or near to the change in health status. Near generally refers to any determinant that is readily and directly associated with the change in health status
Distal determinant
A determinant of health that is either distant in time and/ or place from the cahnge in health status
Habitus
lifestyle, values, dispositions, and expectation of particular social groups “learned through everyday activities”
Natural capital
all aspects of the natural environment needed to support life and human activity. It includes land, soil, water plants and animals as well as minerals and energy resources
Human capital
encompasses people’s skills, knowledge and physical and mental health.
These are the things which enable people to participate fully in work, study , recreation and in society more broadly
Social capital
This describes the norms and values that underpin society.
It includes things like trust, the rule of law, the crown maori relationship, cultural identiy and connections between people and communities
Financial/physical change
This includes things like houses, roads, buildings, hospitals, factories,, equipment and vehicles, things that make up the county’s physical and financial assets which have direct role in supporting incomes and material living conditions
Structure
social and physical environment conditions that influence choices and opportunities available
Agency
capacity of an individual to act independently and make free choices
Inequality
Measurable differences or variations in health, i.e differences in health experience and outcomes between population groups- according to SEP, area, age, disability, gender and ethnic group
Inequity
those inequalities that are deemed to be unfair or stemming from some form of injustice
Health inequities are differences in the distribution of resources/services across populations which do not reflect health needs
Relations of equal and unequal power
Nga manukura
Health professional AND community leadership
Te Mana Whakahaere
Capacity for self-governance and
Community control and
enabling political environment
Mauriora
Access to Te Ao Maori
Waiora
Environmental protection
Toiora
Healthy lifestyle
Te Oranga
Participation in society
Ottawa charter 3 basic strategies :Enable
provide opportunities for all individuals to make healthy choices through access to information, life skills and supportive environments
Ottawa charter 3 basic strategies :ADVOCATE
to create favourable political, economic, social , cultural and physical environments by promoting and advocating for health and focusing on achieving equity in health
Ottawa Charter, 3 basic strategies: mediate
to facilitate/bring together individuals, groups and parties with opposing interests to work together/come to a compromise for pormotion o fhealth
Gold standard
ideal test
Sensitivity
the likelihood of a positive test in those with the disease
The ability of the test to identify correcyly those who have the disease (a+c)
specificity
The likelihood of a negative test in those without the disease.
i.e the ability of the test to identify correctly those who do not have the disease from all individuals free from the disease (b+d)
PPV-positive predictive value
the proportion who really have the disease of all people who test positive
The probability of having disease if test is positive
Negative Predictive value
The proportion who are actually free of the disease of all people who test negative
The probability of not having the disease if the test is negative
Risk Difference(RD)= Attributable risk
the amount of “extra” disease attributable to a particular risk factor in the exposed group
PAR
The amount of extra disease attributable to a particular risk factor in a PARTICULAR POPULATION
I.e this is the amount of disease we could prevent if we removed that particular risk factor from the population
DALY
A summary measure of population health that combines data on premature mortality non-fatal health outcomes to represent the health of a particular population as a single number