Plan of Action—A Literature Review for A Public Health Problem

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Plan of Action—A Literature Review for A Public Health Problem

The literature review process can be an inexact science and tedious process because of the extensive scope of public health material, studies, and research. To add to this challenge, there are inconsistencies in the search process which demands a systematic approach to reviewing available literature in order to apply evidence-based decision making. Nonetheless, the literature review remains a key process in EBPH.

Going back to Week 3 Project in which you identified five peer-reviewed articles, use the other two articles that you did not use for your assignment. Now, do the following:

  • Utilize these two articles to “Analyze, Summarize, and Apply the Literature Review” process.
  • Summarize each article ensuring that you focus on the relevance of the article to your public health topic. Each summary must clearly demonstrate the connection or importance of the article being reviewed. For example, one article may be providing background information to your public health problem while another article may be presenting policy approach to your public health problem while yet another article may be reviewing a successful intervention or approach to address your public health problem.

In completing this assignment, please utilize all the information (readings, websites, search engines) covered in this module.

Utilize assigned and suggested weekly readings, the South University online library, the Internet readings, and references to search, evaluate, and retrieve relevant EBPH literature to support your responses.

 

Bonner, C., Fajardo, M. A., Doust, J., McCaffery, K., & Trevena, L. (2019, August 30). Implementing cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines to translate evidence-based medicine and shared decision making into general practice: Theory-based intervention development, qualitative piloting and quantitative feasibility – implementation science. BioMed Central. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13012-019-0927-x

CDC. (2018, May 18). CDC prevention programs. www.heart.org. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://www.heart.org/en/get-involved/advocate/federal-priorities/cdc-prevention-programs

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, September 27). Heart disease facts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm

Roger, V. L. (2021, May 13). Epidemiology of Heart Failure. Circulation Research. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.318172

Epi Questions 2

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The epidemiological studies are divided into two broad categories: Observational and experimental studies.

Observational studies are sometimes called a natural experiment. We the researchers only observe the natural development of the studies without any manipulation of the independent variables. Whereas in experimental studies the researchers can manipulate the variables.

Observational studies are again divided into descriptive (such as case report, case series, cross sectional or ecological studies) and analytical (such as case control and cohort studies).

1. State the main differences between observational and experimental studies

Which type of epidemiological study is being described in each of the following scenarios? Classifications of each study are below.

 

1. A study that examines the death rates from colon cancer in each of the 50 U.S. states in relation to the average percentage of residents in each state undergoing colonoscopy screening

 

2. A study that compares the prevalence of back pain among current members of the automobile manufacturing union with that of current members of the bakers and confectionary union

 

3. A study that evaluates the relationship between breast cancer and a woman’s history of breastfeeding. The investigator selects women with breast cancer and an age-matched sample of women who live in the same neighborhoods as the women with breast cancer. Study subjects are interviewed to determine whether they breastfed any of their children.

 

4. A study that evaluates two treatments for breast cancer. Women with stage 1 breast cancer are randomized to receive either cryotherapy (a new treatment involving extreme cold to kill cancer cells) or traditional lumpectomy. Women are followed for 5 years to determine whether there are any differences in breast cancer recurrence and survival.

 

5. A study that began in 2010 of the relationship between exposure to chest irradiation and subsequent risk of breast cancer. In this study, women who received radiation therapy for postpartum mastitis (an inflammation of the breast that occurs after giving birth) in the 1950s were compared with women who received a nonradiation therapy for postpartum mastitis in the 1950s. The women were followed for 60 years to determine the incidence rates of breast cancer in each group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of studies

 

Experimental

 

Studies preventions and treatments for diseases; investigator actively manipulates which groups receive the agent under study.

 

Observational

 

Studies causes, preventions, and treatments for diseases; investigator passively observes as nature takes its course.

 

Cohort

 

Typically examines multiple health effects of an exposure; subjects are defined according to their exposure levels and followed for disease occurrence.

 

Case–control

 

Typically examines multiple exposures in relation to a disease; subjects are defined as cases and controls, and exposure histories are compared.

 

Cross-sectional

 

Typically examines the relationship between exposure and disease prevalence in a defined population at a single point in time

 

Ecological

 

Examines the relationship between exposure and disease with population-level rather than individual-level data

Implementation Of Individual Development Plan (IDP)

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LDR-612: Implementation of Individual Development Plan

 

Name:

 <Name>

 

 

Directions for Documenting Your Plan:

Continue documenting the plan by completing this log. With the exception of “Reflection on the Monitoring Process that has a higher word count, in 100-150 words each, respond to the following prompts.

Mentee Name:

 
Identify Selected Activities and Rationale (connection to behavior or skill goal)

 
<<Answer>>

 
Activities to Meet Long-Term Goals

 
<<Answer>>

 

 

Documentation of Applied Activities (Provide notes from mentoring session experience here that will serve to inform your reflection)

 
<<Answer>>

 
Reflection on the Monitoring Process (250-500 words)

 
<<Answer>>

 

 
Have you set a timeframe to implement the two chosen activities with your mentee? Be sure to prioritize this conversation so you are both clear on the plan and the time expectations.

 

 
Do you plan to coach or mentor? Be to provide a rationale for your decision.

 

 
<<Answer>>

 

 

 

 

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Database Querying

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Problem 1

Choose the data technology (Q, H, U, or S) that is most appropriate for each of the following business questions/scenarios and briefly explain your reasoning .

Q – Database Querying

H – Statistical Hypothesis Testing

U – Unsupervised Data Mining

S – Supervised Data Mining

 

A) I want to know which of my current customers have spent the most money on my products over the last six months.

 

B) I need to get data on all my on-line customers who were emailed a special offer last month, including their registration data, all their past purchases, and whether they purchased the product from the special offer in the 15 days following receiving the email.

 

C) I would like to segment my customers into groups based on their demographics and prior purchase activity. I am not focusing on predicting anything but would like to generate ideas.

 

D) I have a budget to target 10,000 existing customers with a special offer. I would like to identify those customers most likely to respond to the special offer.

 

E) I want to know what characteristics differentiate my most profitable customers.

 

F) A new model to find customers to target with online advertising yields a response rate of 0.5%, while the old targeting model yielded a 0.3% response rate. I want to know if the response rate of the new model is measurably better than that of the old model.

 

Problem 2

Label each case as describing either data mining (DM), or the use of the results of data mining (Use) and briefly explain your reasoning .

A) Choosing customers who are most likely to respond to an on-line ad.

 

B) Discovering rules that indicate when an account has been defrauded.

 

C) Finding patterns indicating what customer behavior is more likely to lead to response to an on-line ad.

 

D) Estimating the probability of default for a credit application.

 

Problem 3

Plumbing Inc. has been selling nothing but plumbing supplies for the last 20 years. Now, the owner has decided that next year is the right time to diversify by selling gardening tools as well.

A previous consultant to the owner had success using customer data to build predictive models to guide direct mail campaigns for special plumbing offers. The owner now thinks that data mining could help them identify a subset of customers who would be good prospects for their new set of products.

Explain how the 6 steps of the CRISP-DM process could be applied to solve this as a supervised learning problem. You should also indicate what the target of your analysis would be. Try to focus on how to turn the relevant questions to ask at each stage into ones that are specific to this problem, providing general answers if possible.

No more than a few sentences at most are needed for each step,