NURS 8133: Epidemiology
Question1: The Carlsson and Nelson articles are published in highly revered medical journals. Each group of researchers is providing the USPSTF with a recommendation to change the current screening processes. Read through each article, visit the USPSTF website (Opportunity for Public Comment) and make your own judgment of whether the researchers supply a significant argument for change. Are you convinced that the change needs to occur – why or why not?
Question 2 : Apply the guidelines for judging whether an observed association is causal (found on pages 250-253 of the Gordis text) to the evidence supplied in the Jackson article.
Question 3: Compare and contrast the differences in “net benefits” in the Gordis text with the recommendations in the Harris article. What are the similarities and differences in the terminology?
Information Needed:
Carlsson Article: Prostate Cancer Screening: Facts, Statistics, and Interpretation in Response to the US Preventive Services Task Force Review
https://arkansasstateuniversity.instructure.com/courses/81124/pages/week-5-required-articles?module_item_id=2441807
Nelson Article: Screening Women for Intimate Partner Violence
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/0003-4819-156-11-201206050-00447?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org
Text Book: Celentano, D., Szklo, M., & Farag, Y. M. K. (2024). Gordis Epidemiology (7th ed.). Elsevier