Health research

Question 1

Define health research

Answer 1

research done to learn more about human well being, and to find better ways to prevent and treat illness and disease

Question 2

what is the “gold standard” of health research?

Answer 2

Random selection: as many people as possible (variability in test group)

Question 3

Mortality

Answer 3

number of deaths in a given geophraphical region and time

Question 4

Morbidity

Answer 4

Also called “prevalence,” the presence of a certain disease within a given population; often expressed as a percent or ratio

Question 5

If prevalence rates are high in a certain region at a given period of time, what kind of health measurement will see a boost within the same population at a later time?

Answer 5

Incidence

Question 6

define Incidence

Answer 6

the number of new cases of a disease within a specific geographical area at a given time; often expressed as a percent or ratio

Question 7

What is the HALE?

Answer 7

Healthy Life Expectancy, overall how long and well you will live

Question 8

What is the burden of Disease?

Answer 8

also called the DALY (disability adjusted life year), combo of years of life lost due to death and disability

Question 9

What is the average life expectancy of men and womenn in Canada?

Answer 9

women = 83 yrs, men = 78 yrs

Question 10

What is the IHI triple aim and what is its main focus?

Answer 10

the institute for healthcare improvement, focusses on how to improve health for everyone and how to implement healthcare advancement directly for the point of cares use

Question 11

What are the three factors of the IHI triple aim?

Answer 11

population health, experience of care and per capita cost

Question 12

What are the four key aspects of the quadruple aim

Answer 12

Patient experience, population health, reducing costs, and well-being of the care team/point of care

Question 13

Define knowledge translation

Answer 13

How research is put to action

Question 14

What are the 6 domains of health care quality

Answer 14

safety, effectiveness, patient focus, timely, efficient, equitable

Question 15

What does the acronyms DALY stand for

Answer 15

Disability-adjusted life year

Question 16

What is controls ladder?

Answer 16

An overall view of what people think about their lives, and asks the two questions: Where are they now in their lives (scale of 1-10), and where they see themselves on that scale in five years

Question 17

Define Health info.

Answer 17

info on healthcare, diseases and illness, treatments… that help us make decisions

Question 18

Define personal health info

Answer 18

health info that is custom to you

Question 19

define health literacy

Answer 19

the ability to understand, evaluate and communicate info to promote and improve your health

Question 20

what scale is health literacy measured on

Answer 20

1-6 ( 3+ being proficient)

Question 21

Higher health literacy is directly associated with what?

Answer 21

better health status for the individual

Question 22

Higher education (and generally income) is associated with what?

Answer 22

Higher internet usage for health research and higher health literacy

Question 23

What are some topics to look for when evaluating the reliability of health info?

Answer 23

for example: credibility, accuracy, bias, is the info outdated, is it a primary or secondary source