What To Do About Risk Factors Flashcards
An act of assessing if someone is healthy
Health appraisal
A branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, in control of disease in a population
Epidemiology
Correlation
Does not equal causation
Absolute risk
The probability or chance of an event (real risk) (small numbers)
Relative risk
The probability of an outcome in an exposed group to the probability of an outcome in a an unexposed group (risk portrayed by the media) (large numbers)
Confounding variable
A variable that you did not account for
What variables are most associated with death in the elderly
Muscle strength and aerobic endurance
What is the recommendation given in class or exercise particularly resistance training
8 METs seems to be the value for aerobic capacity that is the most protective against mortality
What stimulates free radical (reactive oxygen species) production
Seems to be most relate to carbohydrate consumption
What does resistance training due to human skeletal muscles
Reverses aging in human skeletal muscles
What are the longevity proteins
Sirit
How long does it take to form a habit
Hedonic Model = feel good after exercise makes people increase their PA for 6-12 months after
Do financial incentives work to promote exercise adherence
Yes, but they only last for about 6 months
What has been known to be a free treatment for smoking cessation
Mindfulness training
Mindfulness training
when you pay attention to every little detail about smoking (smell on fingers, act of pulling it out of your pocket, act of lighting it up)
