Population health improvement project

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You are developing a population improvement research project in a clinic for individuals with HTN. As a component of your initial data collection, you sample a group of patients from the clinic. Of the 250 people sampled, 40% were found to have HTN. Knowing their disease status, a questionnaire is administered to determine family (FHx) of stroke in a first degree relative. Of the people without HTN, 8% had a family history of stroke. Of the people with HTN, 37% had a family history of stroke.

· Generate a 2 X 2 table to describe this relationship.

· What type of study design is this?

· Can you calculate relative risk using this data?

· Can you calculate an odds ratio using this data?

· Calculate the correct descriptive statistic - RR or OR for this study?

· What is the correct interpretation of this study?

· How will you use the information to design a population health improvement project?

· Identify potential interventions that you may include in a population health improvement project for the population or an identified sub-population.

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