Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Metabolic Equivalent, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Odds Ratio
27 Feb 2019
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Kin lecture 7: health psych intro - epidemiology. Health psychology: anxiety, depression, treatments for depression, alzheimer"s and dementia, benefits of exercise for those affected, sleep, smoking/nicotine dependence, how exercise can be used to treat nicotine replacement therapies. Epidemiology: the study and analysis of the distribution and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined conditions; corner stone of public health, identifies risks for populations. Terminology used in epidemiology: distribution, prevalence, incidence/occurrence (on ppt) Epidemiology research is entirely observational, not experimental; uses naturally occurring differences to observe and understand these natural effects and their relation to specific disease outcomes. Exposure - disease outcome; when you are exposed to something, you are at risk for __ . Cohort studies: take a group of individuals, watch what events occur; disease rates expressed relative to person years (each year of observation of one person); eg 2 events occurred per 37 person years of observation.
