Global Burden of Disease Flashcards

1
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What does GBD tell us?

A

How much disease there is

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What does CRA tell us?

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How much disease would be eliminates if we took away the risk

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What is a risk factor?

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Behaviors or activities that lead to ill health, disease and injury

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Risk factor vs. cause of ill health

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risk factor: more behaviors/activities that you can choose to stop doing (ex: smoking)
cause of ill health: diseases like lung cancer

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What are the components of a DALY?

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DALY = YYL + YLD
(years of life lost due to premature mortality - years lived with disability)
1 DALY = one lost year of “healthy life”

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What does a DALY tell us?

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combined metric of morbidity & mortality (combines # of deaths from disease & impact of living w disease)

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How is a DALY different from just looking at mortality?

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Considers the morbidity (impact of living w the disease)

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