practice Flashcards

1
Q

this population is a service population of a medical facility and consists of the people who use the facility’s services

A

catchment pop

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2
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Also known as an open population, the membership is defined by a changeable state or condition and therefore transient

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dynamic pop

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3
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A population whose membership is permanent

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fixed population

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4
Q

In this population, the number of people entering a population is equal to the number of
people leaving

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steady-state pop

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5
Q

prevalence
- proportion or true rate
- units
- range
- numerator
- denominator
- major use

A

proportion
none
0 to 1
existing case
total pop`
resource planning, determining disease status

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CI
- proportion or true rate
- units
- range
- numerator
- denominator
- major use

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proportion
none
0 to 1
new case
pop at risk
Research on causes, prevention, and treatment of disease

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7
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IR
- proportion or true rate
- units
- range
- numerator
- denominator
- major use

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true rate
1/times or t^-1
0 - infinity
new cases
the population at risk in-person time
Research on causes, prevention, and treatment of disease

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8
Q

identify if P/CI/IR
Percentage of nursing home residents who contracted influenza during the course of an outbreak (January 1 – 20, 2022)

A

CI

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9
Q

identify if P/CI/IR
Percentage of potential army recruits rejected at intake exam because of poor vision

A

P

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10
Q

identify if P/CI/IR
Number of colds diagnosed in 1,000 person-years within an elementary schoo

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IR

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11
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identify if P/CI/IR
Percent of live-born infants with a cardiac malformation among 100,000 live-births

A

p

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12
Q

T/F
only the population at risk contributes to the denominator of cumulative incidence

A

t

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13
Q

When calculating the incidence rate of disease, it is necessary to follow subjects for
the same amount of time.

A

F

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