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27 Cards in this Set
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Generates Hypothesis
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Qualitative research
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Tests Hypothesis
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Quantitative research
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Assigned exposures
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Experimental study
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Testing a hypothesis (observational)
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analytical study |
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Exposure
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Cohort Study
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Outcome
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Case-Control Study
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Cross-sectional study
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type of observational study that analyses data collected from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time—that is, cross-sectional data.
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Occurs when a (third, or other) variable is associated with BOTH the exposure and outcome being studied
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co-founding
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Describe how things are Example National College Health Assessment Survey (health habits of post-secondary students)Useful for public health agencies and health care planning
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descriptive studies |
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Infamous case study
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MMR and autism
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longitudinal and prospective
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cohort study
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famous cohort study
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framingham heart study
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retrospective
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case-control study
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case-control study
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cancer testing |
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Measure variables at the level of populations rather than individuals
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ecological studies
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Interventions test the effects of treatments:
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experimental/intervention studies
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Assign them randomly to either the experimental group or "control" group
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randomized control trials
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bottom of study design pyramid
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case reports
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Document written by a panel that provides a comprehensive review of all relevant studies on a particular health topic/question
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systematic review
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Method to systematically combine data from different studies to develop a single conclusion
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meta analysis
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“The five Ds”:
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death, disease, disability, discomfort, or distress
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Objective & numerical
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subjective & qualitative
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mortality
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the state of being mortal, or the incidence of death (# of deaths) in a population
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morbility
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to the disease state of on individual or the incidence of illness in a population
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prevelence
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The number of people with a given characteristic (commonly, disease or risk factor) at a given time, divided by the population at risk of having that condition.
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incidence
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Measure of speed at which new cases of diseases (or deaths) arise in a population during a fixed time.
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