Year 1 Flashcards
Equality vs equity
Equality is making sure there is equal access to healthcare
Equity is where you give more to those that need extra support
Epidemiology
Characteristics distribution and risk of disease
Measures of disease frequency
Incidences: how many diseases have occurred cases/time
Prevalence:proportion of population with disease in given time
Absolute risk
The likelihood of outcome with or without exposure
Relative risk
Absolute risk difference compared to original rate
Allostatic load
Cumulative burden on chronic stress
Orthosomnia
Individuals obsessed with getting perfect amount of sleep
Alcohol unit
Strength times volume /1000
Cognitive capacity (bandwidth)
The more stress you have the less capacity you have to
Health literacy
Persons ability to understand and deploy into making decision about health