exam 1 Flashcards

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WHO defines 4 dimensions of health

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physical, social, spiritual, intellectual

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Biomedical model

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solely physical, like a machine

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Biopsychosocial model

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physical, as well as feelings, ideas, experiences

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Sociocultural model

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accounts for social dynamics and culture

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Imhotep (ancient egypt)

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1st known physician, used Religio-empirical approach (combining spiritual and physical study)

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Hippocrates (ancient greece)

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founded scientific medicine, medical ethics, rational/empirical approach - Humoral theory of illness, hippocratic oath

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Humoral theory of illness

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disease caused by disproportionate amount of blood, phlegm, bile

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Rational/ empirical approach

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disease best understood by careful observation, logical analysis

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Hippocratic Oath

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ethical standards for medicine (respect, no intentional wrongdoing, patient confidentiality)

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Middle ages (dark ages)

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faith emphasized (secular medicine banned), plague killed many, monks and barbers were surgeons

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Rennaissance (15th and 16th centuries)

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principle of verification (biomedical approach), cartesian dualism

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cartesian dualism

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separation between mind/soul and body, created 2 different branches of health

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New Western World (17th and 18th centuries)

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epidemics in new world from europe, mostly folk medicine (traditional healing concepts)

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institutionalization

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Prisons (war on drugs, racial inequality), mental institutions (chloropromazine, antipsychotic medication)

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Modernization (1800s - 1950s)

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institutionalization, orthodox medicine, germ theory

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orthodox medicine

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scientific medicine only, more physician training (flecner report)

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flecner report (1910)

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more requirements for medical training (2/3 medical schools closed, less folk medicine)

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germ theory

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germs lead to disease (helped lessen infant mortality)

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1950s

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emergence of modern medicine (increased demand for healthcare post WWII, gov involved, Hill-Burton Act)

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Hill-burton act

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construction of many hospitals, esp in rural areas

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1960s

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Golden age of american medicine (widespread private insurance, medicare/medicaid introduced, hospitals more central, doctor prestige/salary grew)

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1970s

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US starts to lag, questioning system abt access, cost, effectiveness

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1980s

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Great Transformation (third party players larger role, medicare and private insurance implement cost containment, greying)

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greying

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focus shifts from treating acute to treating chronic conditions

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1990s (paradigm shift)

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connection btwn health and lifestyle, care focused on lifestyle/diet

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2000-now -current issues

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health disparities and ppl uninsured, healthcare is a luxury, opioid crisis, shortage of medical professionals

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26
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Longevity

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living as long as possible (shift from acute to chronic illness, preventing infectious disease) (early and preventative care - US is behind, costing more money)

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26
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Why are americans unhealthy?

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dietary habits, physical inactivity, socioeconomic disparities, cultural attitudes

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quantity of life

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number of health years past age 60

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quality of life

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insurance, quality of care, disease prevalence, pollution, economic measures, social relationships

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inelastic demand (healthcare is one)

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supply and demand for something is unaffected when price changes (can’t put a price on not dying)

30
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premiums

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set monthly payments

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deductibles

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pay 100% of care until certain point

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copay

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pay a certain percentage of care after the deductible

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Fee-for-service

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doctors paid for each service provided (used in traditional, PPO, HDHP)

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capitated system

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doctors paid set monthly amount per patient (used in HMO)

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Conventional Insurance

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used at any doctor, more expensive, about 1% of US uses

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Managed care

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limited providers, began in 1970s, 3 types

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Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

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providers hired by insurance, consistent copay, cheapest option, capitated

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Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

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providers contract with insurance, patients use providers on preferred list, copay varies, always deductible, free for service

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High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)

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for those sick or with chronic illness, high deductible and low premium, least amount of preventive care, can invest in health savings account

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Upper limit

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cap on out of pocket payment

41
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Affordable Care Act

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act in 2010 to expand access to health insurance - requiring coverage of pre-existing conditions, capping out of pocket costs, eliminating limits on coverage, expanding access to medicaid

42
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medicaid

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gov program providing health coverage to low income

43
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ACA components

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mandated health insurance for all (ended in 2019), employers w 50+ employees must offer coverage, no recission (terminating users insurance), can stay on parent’s plan until age 26

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rescission

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health care companies terminating users’ insurance (not allowed after ACA)

45
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Iron Triangle of health care

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access, cost, quality (can’t all be improved at once)

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Socialized medicine

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government owns and operates all healthcare, pays for services

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universal coverage

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everyone has access to health insurance, mix of public and private providers

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Bismarck model

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health care providers and payers all private entities, multi-payer model, insurance plans cover everyone and don’t profit (US- most working ppl under 65)

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Beveridge Model

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healthcare provided and paid for by government, single-payer (US - native americans, military, veterans)

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national health insurance model

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government-run insurance, everyone pays into it, private providers, single-payer (US- ppl over 65, ppl with low income)

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single payer model

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single entity collects funds that pay for healthcare

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multi payer model

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multiple entities (insurance companies) allowed to collect and pay for healthcare

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Out of pocket model

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multi-payer, rich get care, poor don’t (US - uninsured people)

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Categorical variable

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data with a fixed number of values (gender, hair color, etc)

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Continuous variable

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data that can take any value (age, height, test score, etc)

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Moderating variable

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variable that can change relationship between independent and dependent variables

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External validity

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generalizablility of a study to other situations/groups

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internal validity

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extent to which the observed results represent the truth in the studied population

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reliability

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how consistent study results are, how accurately they reflect the thing they are studying

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cross-sectional

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data collected at one point in time

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longitudinal

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data is collected at multiple points in time

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Bureaucracy

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structured organization where teams perform specialized functions under authority of more powerful ppl. Hierarchical, governed by policy/rules. executives design policies, supervisors enforce, frontline workers enact

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Theory of personal causation

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people want to be treated as origins, not pawns

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theory x, theory y

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prodding workers vs appreciating

65
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organic view of health

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biomedical model, germ theory, evidence based - used in western medicine

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harmony view of health

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health is sense of balance, equilibrium, biopsychosocial, rejects cartesian dualism, holistic, supports biophilia hypothesis, used in eastern medicine

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holistic

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all parts are connected, related to biopsychosocial model

68
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biophilia hypothesis

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people have an inherent belonging to nature, derive a sense of well being to it