Section 5-7 Flashcards
The systematic collection of information that will be analyzed to generate insight into a phenomenon
Scientific method
All samples of human subjects are biased due to those who are willing to participate
Research samples bias
Variable that is manipulated to predict it outcome
Independent variable
The thing that is impacted by the independent variable
Dependent variable
The examination of data collected for other purposes, example medical records
Archival research data
Data collected as a snapshot; cause and effect can only be inferred, but not proven
Cross-sectional research
Data collected over several points of time.
Longitudinal research
Open ended questions that do not have a yes or no answer
Qualitative questions
Direct observation or field research. Subjects may or may not know they are being observed.
Ethnography
The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information
Health literacy
A state of exhaustion from trying to make sense of so much information
Information burnout
Written by the person who actually conducted the experiment
Primary source
Information that has been distilled and collected from primary and secondary sources. Example, handbook, pamphlets, etc..
Tertiary source
Articles reviewed by a panel of experts
Peer reviewed journals
Introduction, methods, results and discussion
Four parts of a research article
Generalizability, methodological, study design are all parts of
Research article limitations
Answers if findings apply to a large population
Generalizability
A set of concepts that present a systematic view of events in order to explain and predict the events of the situation
theory
Emphasizes the interaction between factors across all levels of a health problem
Socio ecological theory development
The theory that health behavior is related to beliefs about a health issue
The health belief model
Internal or external triggers that cause a person to act
Cues to action
One’s own ability to take action
Self efficacy
What do you think other people are doing?
Subjective norms
The amount of thought a person puts into receiving messages explains inconsistencies in research
Elaboration likelihood model of persuasion
Model of persuasion that engages an audience that has little knowledge or interest in something
Peripheral
Model of persuasion, where thoughtful consideration of facts and information is the main basis for attitude
Central
How a person comes to the decision to take action
Precaution-adoption model focus
T/F precaution adoption model is not useful for long-term behavior, such as dieting and exercise
True
Based on concepts for many theories, that people make changes incrementally overtime
Trans-Theoretical model of change.
Focus on how a new idea or practice is spread out through a community
Diffusion theory
The last ones to be involved and interested in change
Laggards
Focus on assessment
PRECEDE
Focus on evaluation; treatment portion of model
PROCEED
Certain givens that make a person more likely to accept certain behaviors and environments
Predisposing factors
The range of ones understanding
Knowledge
Acceptance of the truth or reality of something
Beliefs
Internal and external factors that help people adopt healthy or unhealthy behaviors, and environments
Enabling factors
Assessment to determine whether the intervention is actually working
Process evaluation
Determines if intervention ultimately brings improvement in quality of life
Outcome evaluation
A composite of all other planning models. first step is assessing needs
Generalized model
Percent of New Yorkers with mental health disorders
20%
Percent of clients and homeless shelters with serious mental illness in New York City
35%
Percent of people receiving care for depression
Less than 40%
Is responsible for the highest economic cost of mental health
Alcohol use
First step in ALGEE
Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Has the highest overdose deaths in NYC
Very high poverty neighborhoods
Infant mortality is __________ times higher for black New Yorkers versus white
Three
