Cost-effectiveness and NNT US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Cost-effectiveness and NNT Flashcard Deck - 9 Cards
Flashcard 1: The Mortality Rate measures the _____ due to a specific disease in a population at risk
Answer: speed of death
Flashcard 2: What equation is used to calculate attributable risk using the table below?_____
Answer:
Flashcard 3: Randomization is critical in preventing _____
Answer: confounding bias
Flashcard 4: The number needed to harm (NNH) is equal to _____
Answer: 1/AR
Flashcard 5: Cumulative incidence = (# of new cases over a specific period) / (number of people at risk at the _____ of the period)
Answer: beginning
Flashcard 6: If the confidence interval does not include the null value, the result is statistically _____
Answer: the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups (attributable risk used for risk-enhancing factors ARR used for risk-reducing interventions)
Flashcard 8: number needed to harm (NNH) (epidemiology)
Answer: The number of patients who must be exposed in order to cause 1 event.
Extra: NNH = 1/attributable risk
Flashcard 9: number needed to treat (NNT) (epidemiology)
Answer: The number of patients who must be treated in order to prevent 1 event.
Extra: NNT = 1/absolute risk reduction
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