In sickness and in health : disease and disability in contemporary America

• Main Author: Thomas, Richard K.
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Springer 2016; Springer New York
• Edition: 1
• Series: Applied Demography Series
• Subjects: Demography; Disabilities; Diseases; Diseases > United States > Statistics; Epidemiology; Health Informatics; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Medical records_xData processing; Medical statistics; Social Sciences
• ISBN: 9781493934218; 149393421X
• ISSN: 2352-376X; 2352-3778
• DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3423-2

The increasing importance of sickness and disability data across health-related disciplines is the focus of this concise but comprehensive resource. It reviews the basics of morbidity at the population level by defining core concepts, analyzing why morbidity has overtaken mortality as central to dem...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction -- Genetic Factors -- Biological Pathogens -- Viruses -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Other Parasites -- Prions -- Animal Pathogens -- Environmental Factors -- Lifestyles -- Medical Science -- References -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 7: Demographic Factors Associated with Morbidity -- Introduction -- Biosocial Characteristics -- Age -- Sex -- Race/Ethnicity -- Sociocultural Characteristics -- Marital Status -- Income -- Education -- Occupation, Industry, and Employment Status -- Religion -- References -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 8: Current Patterns and Trends in US Morbidity -- Trends in Perceived Health Status -- Trends in the Type of Health Conditions -- The Decline of Acute Conditions -- The Rise of Chronic Conditions -- Trends in Mental Illness Morbidity -- Trends in Disability -- Trends in Mortality -- Utilization as a Measure of Morbidity -- Physician Visits -- Hospital Admissions -- Emergency Department and Hospital Outpatient Visits -- Drug Prescription Rates -- Trends in the Factors Influencing Morbidity Change -- Biologic Factors -- Environmental Factors -- Social Structural Effects -- Demographics -- Lifestyles -- Medical Science/Healthcare Developments -- Governmental Intervention -- References -- Chapter 9: Sources of Morbidity Data -- Introduction -- Sources of Morbidity Data -- Government Sources -- Federal Data Sources -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data Collection Programs -- National Center for Health Statistics Data Collection -- Other Federal Sources -- State Sources of Morbidity Data -- Association Data Sources -- Commercial Data Sources -- Synthetic Data -- Assessment of Data Options -- References -- Additional Resources -- Glossary -- Index
• Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Morbidity -- Who Studies Morbidity? -- Why Do They Study It? -- The Interrelationship Between Demography and Morbidity -- Evidence of the Growing Importance of Morbidity Analysis -- Audience for the Book -- Organization of the Book -- Reference -- Chapter 2: Basic Concepts in Morbidity Analysis -- Morbidity -- Health -- The Medical Model -- The Functional Model -- The Psychological Model -- The Legal Model -- The Biopsychosocial Model -- Ill-Health -- Illness vs. Sickness -- Physical Illness and Mental Illness -- Disability -- Mortality as a Proxy for Morbidity -- Other Useful Concepts -- Acute Conditions -- Chronic Conditions -- Comorbidity -- References -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 3: Categories of Morbidity Data -- Introduction -- The Classification of Physical Illnesses -- International Classification of Diseases -- Diagnostic Related Groups -- Reportable or Notifiable Disease Classification -- Occupational Injury and Illness Classification -- Disability Classification -- International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps -- International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health -- Workers' Compensation Disability Classifications -- Census Bureau/ACS Disability Classification -- Childhood Disability Classification -- The Classification of Mental Illness -- Cause of Death Classification -- References -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 4: Identifying Morbidity -- Introduction -- Identifying Morbidity -- Reported Cases -- Community Surveys -- References -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 5: Measuring Morbidity -- Counting Health Conditions -- Calculating Percentages and Rates -- Global Measures of Morbidity -- Measuring Disability -- References -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 6: Non-demographic Factors Associated with Morbidity