Core Functions of Epidemiology
This core function of epidemiology refers to maintaining professional affiliations.
What are linkages?
In the epidemiological triangle, this is known as the carrier of the disease.
What is a host?
This term is used to relate screening and disease by noting the ability of a test to detect a "true positive."
What is sensitivity?
This epidemiological study is often written by a clinician to represent an analysis of one individual with a particular presentation, medical issue, or set of signs and symptoms.
What is a case report?
This measure refers to the number of people who died from all causes during a certain time period, divided by the total population.
What is crude mortality rate?
This core function of epidemiology refers to the ongoing collection and interpretation of data.
What is analysis/surveillance?
In the epidemiological triangle, this is known as the surroundings of the host.
What is the environment?
This term is used to related screening and disease by noting the ability of a test to detect a "true negative."
What is specificity?
This epidemiological study is observational and usually involves information on diseases and health behaviors being collected on a population simultaneously.
What is a cross-sectional study?
This measure refers to the number of deaths from a specific cause over a period of time, divided by the total population.
What is cause-specific mortality rate?
What is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
In the Natural History of Disease model, this stage is before exposure to an agent.
What is the stage of susceptibility?
Per the 2x2 Table, if the individual is positive on the screening test and positive for the disease, this is called....
What is a true positive?
This epidemiological study is an observational study of a large population that is followed over time.
What is a cohort study?
This measure is defined as the number of people (both new and existing cases) who have a disease over a specific amount of time.
What is the prevalence?
This core function of epidemiology refers to determining the effectiveness of an intervention.
What is evaluation?
In the Natural History of Disease model, this stage is when pathological changes have begun but have not evolved into an onset of symptoms.
What is the stage of subclinical disease?
Per the 2x2 Table, if the individual is positive on the screening test and negative for the disease, this is called...
What is a false positive?
This epidemiological study type is similar to a randomized controlled trial (RCT) but does not randomize participants.
What is a quasi-experimental study?
This measure refers to the number of new cases over a specific amount of time but only take into account those at-risk.
What is the incidence?
This type of assessment is conducted throughout the planning and implementation process.
What is formative assessment?
In the Natural History of Disease model, this stage begins at the onset of symptoms and captures the usual time of diagnosis.
What is the stage of clinical disease?
Per the 2x2 Table, if the individual is negative for the screening test and positive for the disease, this is called....
What is a false negative?
This epidemiological study is the gold standard for determining the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention due to its experimental and randomized basis.
What is a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
This measure is defined as the number of people that contracted the illness divided by the number of people exposed to the suspected agent.