HES quiz 1 Flashcards
Biopsychosocial perspective
Illness is the result of the complex interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors
WHO definition of health
the ultimate state of mental, physical, and social wellbeing
biomedical outcomes
Three D’s
death, disease, dollars
Biopsychosocial outcomes
patient-centered outcomes
quality of life
perceptions of control
satisfaction
Emergence Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
infectious diseases
socio-demographic changes
aging population
biomedical model
focuses on health and illness
plays a role in medicines and treatments
disadvantages of the biomedical model
doesn’t factor in any environmental aspects, which doesn’t get to the root cause of a medical problem
also doesn’t factor in costs, which means although there are treatments and medications, not everyone has the financial ability to afford them.
changing patterns of illness
the leading cause of death used to be communicable diseases such as the flu and acute disorders and now it is chronic illnesses
What did Yusef study?
How risk factors play a role in a person developing a myocardial infarction.
What kind of study was Yusef’s? What were the case and control?
A case control study
case- people who have had MI
control - have not had MI
What were the risks that lead to MI’s?
lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, smoking
Wijesundera
What caused a decline in CHD
What caused a decline in CHD? (Wijesundera)
changes in risk factors and advancements in medical treatments
Khera
The genetic role in risk of CAD
What was the findings of Khera’s study?
CAD was more common in those who had a high genetic risk coupled with bad lifestyle
internal validity
measure of control within a study to ensure that the results of a study are due to the treatment
how can you increase internal validity?
randomly allocate groups
control groups
external validity
ensuring that your results can be applied to the general public
trade-off
can’t please both
RCT - randomized control trials
randomly assigns participants to a treatment group or a control group
meta-analysis
pulls data together from many of those trials
case-control studies
2 groups
one who has been exposed to disease
one group that has not
cohort studies
follow sample of people over time
two groups
people who contract and people who dont
What’s a mediator?
The Why in a Treatment Effects Study
causal link
