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What are epidemiological studies? What are the three types of data they focus on? How do researchers determine the incidence, prevalence, and risk factors for a disorder?
Prevalence
Proportion of the population who have a specific disorder at a given point or period in time.
- Identifying the three types of data that epidemiological studies focus on.
- Explaining how researchers determine the incidence, prevalence, and risk factors for a disorder.
- Understanding the purpose and scope of epidemiological studies.
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David BeaneFeb 18, 2024
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Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
▪ Epidemiology-study of the frequency and distribution of a disorder in a population
▪ Three types of data-prevalence, incidence, risk factors
▪ Epidemiological researchers identify the population of interest, identify a random sample, use structured clinical interviews, assess whether participants have symptoms and risk factors, estimate how many people in different categories of risk factors have the disorder
▪ Epidemiology-study of the frequency and distribution of a disorder in a population
▪ Three types of data-prevalence, incidence, risk factors
▪ Epidemiological researchers identify the population of interest, identify a random sample, use structured clinical interviews, assess whether participants have symptoms and risk factors, estimate how many people in different categories of risk factors have the disorder
Learning Objectives
- Identifying the three types of data that epidemiological studies focus on.
- Explaining how researchers determine the incidence, prevalence, and risk factors for a disorder.
- Understanding the purpose and scope of epidemiological studies.