Epidemiology and Statistics

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Objectives

Epidemiology:

1. Explain the contributions of epidemiology to the assessment of the community's health status, health promotion and nursing intervention.

2. Distinguish the different types of studies in epidemiology.

3. Differentiate between the epidemiological concept of chronic disease and infectious disease.

Statistic:

1. Use the knowledge of classical statistical inference in the point and interval estimation of population parameters of interest, as well as knowing how to formulate hypothesis tests in specific situations, drawing the appropriate conclusions.

2. Apply the simple linear regression model and know how to assess the quality of the linear adjustment.

Program

Information available soon.

Teaching Methodologies

In conjunction with the teaching methodology, the learning activities in the Epidemiology module will be centered on the research, selection and organization of the contents developed in a perspective of deepening knowledge according to the individual need of each student.

The theory classes in the Statistics module will have an expository component that will always be accompanied by examples of application in the Health area. The teacher / student interaction will also be an important component in the learning process, both in theory and theoretical-practical classes.

Bibliography

Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Kjellström, T. (2006). Epidemiologia Básica, 2ª Ed., Livraria Santos Editora Comércio e Importação Ltda., Lisboa.

García, R. M. (2016). Fundamentos De La Educación Para La Salud Y La Atención Primaria. Alcalá Grupo Editorial, Espanha.

Jekel, J. F., Katz, D. L., Elmore, J. G. (2005). Epidemiologia, Bioestatística e Medicina Preventiva. 2ª Ed., Artmed Editora, São Paulo.

Zurro, A. M., Pérez, J. F. C. Badia, J.G. (2016). Compendio de Atención Primaria: Conceptos, organización y práctica clínica en Medicina de Familia. 4ª Ed., Elsevier, Madrid.

Code

0105943

ECTS Credits

3

Classes

  • Teóricas - 20 hours
  • Teórico-Práticas - 28 hours

Evaluation Methodology

  • Final test: 60%
  • Mini tests: 40%