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Sources of Error – ALZHEIMER'S
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July 17, 2015. Another form of error that is commonly seen is bias. Friis R, Sellers T. Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning; 2014. Page 435-460. Aubert L, Pichierri S, Hommet C, et all. Association Between Comorbidity Burden and Rapid Cognitive Decline in Individuals with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease. American Journal of Geriatric Society. 2015; 63:543 547. One thought on “ Sources of Error. July 19, 2015 at 2:31 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Diagnosis – ALZHEIMER'S
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July 23, 2015. July 23, 2015. Alzheimer’s disease is a diagnosis of exclusion. This means that the physician uses a process of elimination to rule out all other causes, and then what you are left with is Alzheimer’s. The reason Alzheimer’s is a diagnosis of exclusion is because little is known about what causes it. Alzheimer’s Association. Tests for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia. http:/ www.alz.org/alzheimers disease steps to diagnosis.asp. Published 2015. Accessed July 23, 2015. July 24, 2015 at 2:21...
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About – ALZHEIMER'S
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July 2015 – ALZHEIMER'S
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July 31, 2015. One of the difficult decisions that caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients have to make is whether or not to put their family member in a long term care facility. There are actually several studies that show that there is a shorter life span for patients that are placed into a long term care facility. One theory … More Physical Environment. July 23, 2015. July 17, 2015. July 8, 2015. A lot of my blog has been based on studies looking for causes of this disease. Now I would like to focus on...
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Page 2 – ALZHEIMER'S
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June 18, 2015. Whole-exome sequencing and imaging genetics identify functional variants for rate of change in hippocampal volume in mild cognitive impairment. This article states that even though we do not know what specifically causes Alzheimer’s, looking at twin studies shows us that genetic factors do have an important role in the development of Alzheimer’s. Coding mutations of … More Article Review. June 16, 2015. June 11, 2015. June 9, 2015. Alzheimer’s disease. You hear people talk about it, wh...
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Cohort Studies – ALZHEIMER'S
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June 25, 2015. June 25, 2015. This is a type of study that is used to examine the cause of disease. The study I am going to focus on is the Association Between Comorbidity Burden and Rapid Cognitive Decline in Individuals with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease Study. This is a retrospective cohort study. Meaning that not only do the researchers follow the group they chose in the future, they also look at possible past risk factors. Risk increase by 1.30), moderate stage Alzheimer’s disease. I would ha...
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Hello world! – ALZHEIMER'S
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Data Collection – ALZHEIMER'S
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June 16, 2015. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a way of collecting data about chronic disease and risky behaviors affecting health. This is the largest telephone survey system in the world and contains two modules of collecting data for Alzheimer’s: The Cognitive Impairment Model and The Caregiver Model. The Cognitive Impairment Module. Published 2015. Accessed June 2015. Friis R, Sellers T. Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Lear...These...
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August 2015 – ALZHEIMER'S
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August 2, 2015. Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease is a rare form of Alzheimer’s that occurs in people between the ages of 30 and 60. What is interesting to me is that most of these cases have a genetic component to them. The genetic variations occur on the 21, 14, and 1 chromosome and causes abnormal proteins (amyloid, presenilin … More Genetics. Follow Blog via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 8 other followers.
