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Evidence-Based Public Health
Strokes in Young Adults
There is an increased risk of strokes in young adults (ages less than 45) and a larger risk of death for these individuals. Young adults are also more at risk for strokes then older adults and strokes that leave them disabled.
Most common risk factors for strokes:
-dyslipidemia
-smoking
-hypertension
The primary treatment for strokes is prevention. This is by avoiding these risk factors. Less risk factors means that there is less chance of having strokes. This also focuses on identifying and managing vascular risk factors. Secondary treatment is to treat these risk factors with medication.
More research needs to be conducted in order to try and prevent this major health problem.
I feel that recommendations and guidelines need to be set and posted for stroke prevention and treatment for young adults because of the increasing amount of stroke victims.
Studies Conducted on Strokes
If you have antiphospholipid antibodies, then there might be a higher chance of developing a stroke.
High blood pressure correlates with strokes.
Lifestyle changes can prevent up to 50 percent chances of strokes.
There are some treatments for both primary and secondary stroke prevention according to some studies.
Approaches to Evidence-Based Public Health
PERIE Process: problem, etiology, recommendations, implementation, evaluation
-This is the framework for defining, analyzing, and addressing public health issues and it is an ongoing process.
Improvement in healthcare must happen so this helps understand and address the problem.
Multiple approaches are often needed to address complex health problems.
Studies that help relate potential cause and effects at the individual level:
-case-control studies
-cohort studeis
-randomized controlled trials
If no cause can be determined, then supportive evidence is needed
Epidemiologists
Need to address the burden, course, and distribution of a disease in order to describe a health problem.
Time, person, and place are important in generating hypotheses.
When determining etiology, they need to focus on associations at the individual level and determine the distribution of the problem.
I feel that epidemiologists are vital in health care to help fix pressing issues at hand and to overall improve health care.