Living with Cardiac Disease Flashcards
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Lay epidemiology
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Term used to describe the way in which people use a combination of personal, familial and social sources of knowledge, alongside professionally delivered information, to try and make sense of an event
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Prevention paradox
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A measure that brings large benefits to the community but offers little to each participating individual
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Candidacy
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Describes way in which peoples eligibility for medical attention and intervention is jointly negotiated between individuals and health services
Useful concept in understanding ppls response to engagement with prevention, response to symptoms and health care seeking
