Ka na Gibson Chapter 5 Ques ons
1. De ne the following terms. a. disease registry- a collec on pf secondary data related to pa ents with a speci c diagnosis, condi ons, or procedures and they play an important role in post marke ng surveillance of pharmaceu cals. b. Na onal Health Survey -- the principal source of informa on on the health of the civilian on ins tu onalized popula on of the United States and is one of the major data collec on programs of the Na onal Center for Health Sta cs (NCHS) which is part of the Center for Disease Control (CDC). c. NHANES I and HHANES - survey of the U.S. civilian nonins tu onalized popula on ages 1-74 years, using a mul stage, clustered probability sample stra ed by geographic region and popula on size. HHANES was conducted by the NCHS to obtain data on the health and nutri onal status of three Hispanic groups
2. What is likely to be the best rou nely available data source for each of the following kinds of studies? a. incidence of in uenza in the United States -- Reportable disease sta s cs, Mass diagnos c and screening surveys b. cancer morbidity -- Morbidity surveys of general popula ons c. congenital malforma ons - Medical data from birth cer cates d. prevalence of selected disabling condi ons -- Social security Sta s cs e. work-related accidents- Labor sta s cs f. precursive factors for heart disease among college graduates -- Data from school health programs g. ethnic di erences in mortality -- Census data
3. Death cer cates are an important source of informa on for epidemiologic studies. In the United States, death cer cates have which of the following advantages (circle all that apply)? a. There is a uniform na onal system of collec on and coding b. The cause of death is usually con rmed by autopsy
C. The interna onal coding system for cause of death has remained constant since 1900 d. Data collec on is comprehensive; virtually no deaths go unrecorded e. The decedent's personal physician always completes the form and can add his or her own knowledge of past illnesses.
4. Which of the following data sources are best able to provide numerator data for the calcula on of incidence of death by gunshot? a. hospital discharge survey b. autopsy or coroners' records c. Na onal Health Survey d. disease registries e. prepaid group prac ce insurance programs
5. An abrupt drop in mortality due to a speci c cause is observed from one year to the next. Iden fy at least three possible reasons for such a change.
1. The change in coding system at the time of death certification.
2. The mortality data accessed spans more than one version of the ICD
3. Due to a lack of a standardized and uniform coding system at the time of death certification.
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