Lecture 7's potentially important stuff Flashcards
There was only 1 thing highlighted so i'm just going off the vibes tbh
Where do our vital statistics go?
NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics; a pt of CDC)
What type of article is the best for a review of relevant literature?
Primary sources
What can double-blind studies help with?
Bias by the researcher regarding subjective efficacy of Tx
Who is it harder to get IRB approval to research?
Vulnerable populations (kids, pregnant ppl, incarcerated and socioeconomically disadvantaged ppl)
What do you need to do before you start a study?
Go through the entire IRB review process
What stage of research may AI help with?
Coding the data
Who was the founder of epidemiology?
John Snow; research on cholera outbreaks 1854
The recommendation for breast cancer screenings is what?
Starting at 40, every 2 years
True or false: Data and statistics are not absolutes
True
Define P value and what’s statistically significant
Probability that the observed result could have occurred by chance alone
-0.05 or less is statistically significant
Screening:
1) Who should you be screening?
2) No screening test is perfect, but what is ideal?
1) The population at risk to detect the disease early
2) Ideally want high sensitivity (can lead to overdiagnosis)
What survey discussed in class may be effected by the inherent bias of self-reporting?
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)
True or false: both surveys and local records are both sources of data
True
What vital statistics may be underreported?
Spontaneous fetal deaths and abortions
What should you evaluate about health information on the internet?
1) Overall site quality (are ads separate from info, etc)
2) Authors
3) Information (sources, etc)
4) Relevance
5) Timeliness (can you tell when published, recency)
6) Links
7) Privacy (is privacy protected?)
What determines the political composition of congress?
US census
What studies education, housing, & health insurance?
American Community Survey (ongoing basis)
True or false: the US census is the most accurate, but still overcounts and undercounts
True
Who can deny access to data?
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
What is an exception to confidentiality?
Being notified that they have been exposed to a communicable disease
What is the goal of public health research?
Determine the causes of disease
List 3 sources of error
Random variation, confounding variables, and bias
The idea that positive results are more likely published than negative ones is an example of what?
Publication bias
