PSY-3653 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Infant Mortality, Behavior Modification, Managed Care
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Record data and progress from logs to graphs or charts. Mortality those exposed (minus) mortality those not exposed. 9& lung cancer attributable 2nd hand smoking. Determining causality through epidemiology- correlations and naturalistic research. Bloom says it can be done, must meet criteria and fulfill pattern. 0. 7 less the risk (studying protective factors) Contribution of disease- 40% determined by behavior; 10% medical care access. Polaha"s work at etsu- pediatricians sending off kids who can"t sleep and potty training to psychologists. Cost offset- move to where it is most efficient. Relative risk- risk of having a risk factor relative to those not at risk. Numerator- whatever is being assessed denominator- population who"s vulnerable. Biopsychosocialspiritual model- beyond biomedical model (western or allopathic medicine). Behavioral medicine- application of psychology and other social, behavioral, and spiritual services (that are evidence-based) At secondary and tertiary prevention levels (really treatment and rehabilitation) Doctors paid by quality of care not how many they see.
