Key Flashcards
3 roles of epidemiology
measure the amount of disease
measure distribution and naturual history of disease
assess people’s risk of disease, health care needs assessment and service planning
prevalence
number of disease cases in a population at a given time
estimates obtained from a cross sectional studies adn derived from registers
incidence
number of new disease cases developing over a specific period of time in a defined population
estimates obtained from longitudinal stides and derived from registers
risk factor
factor that increases the probability of disease if removed/absent reduces probability
causative agent
external factor that causes/results in disease in susceptible individuals
determinant
attribute/circumstance which affects liability of an individual to be expsed to disease
when exposed to, develops the disease
confounding variable
minor variable
left uncontrolled
which may or may not affect results
3 types of risk index
absolute risk
attrivutable risk
relative risk
absolute risk
incidence rate of disaese in those exposed to the agent (assumes no exposure = no risk)
attributable risk
difference between incidence rates in exposed and non-exposed groups
relative risk
measurement of proportionate increase in disease rates in exposed group
5 methods of fluoride delivery and concentrations
Toothpaste
- 1,000ppmF low risk, under 3
- 1,500ppmF normal concentration/high risk, under 10
- 2,800ppmF high risk, over 10 0.619%
- 5,000ppmF high risk, over 16
Fluoride varnish
- 22,600ppmF, 5% sodium fluoride
- 0.25ml for 2-6 years
- 0.4ml for 6+
- Twice a year for low risk
- 4 times a year for high risk
Mouthwash
- 7+ - must be able to spit
- 225ppmF
Supplement
Water
- Ideal 1ppmF
SIMD
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
Area based index of multiple deprivation
Statistical tool used to support policy and decision making
Ranks data zone in order of deprivation
- 1 most deprived
- Grouped into quantiles (1-5) or deciles (1-10)
Level of deprivation is derived from a number of sources – housing, income, geographic access to services, health education, skills and training, education and crime
consent
valid, informed, with capacity, voluntary, not coerced, not manipulated
capacity
ability to act (decide)
make a reasoned decision
understand decision
communicate a decision
retain the memory of decision
randomised control trial
clinical trial
gold standards for efficacy and effectiveness
4 design elements
- specification of participants (inclusion/exclusion criteria)
- control
- randomisation
- blinding/masking
cohort study
prospective study
establishes group and measures exposure
follows groups over time, identifies those that develop disease/outcome of interest
used for estimative incidence, investigating causes and determining prognosis
case-control study
retrospective study
identifies 2 groups - those that develop disase and those that don’t
looks back in time at exposure to a particular risk factor in both groups
looks at potential causes of disease
less robust
absolute risk difference
difference in risk between groups
number needed to treat
1/ARD
number needed to treat to prevent one pt developing outcome/disaese
confidecence intervals
range of values that ARD will take in population
95% of time contains the true mean
value of no difference
when ARD=0 or RR(risk ratio)=1
indicates insufficient evidecne for difference between treatment and control groups
signs/symptoms of withdrawl from niccotine
irritability
poor concentration
depression/low mood
restlessness
increased appetites
sleep distruption
3 oral side effects of smoking
staining
halitosis
nicotinic stomatitis
























