Question

Survival Rates Of Patients With CTEPH Unable To Undergo Surgical Treatment Have Significantly Improved In Recent Years, Research Suggests Pulmonary Hypertension News (5/13, Inacio) reported, “Survival rates of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) unable to undergo surgical treatment have significantly improved in recent years,” researchers concluded after analyzing “prognostic factors associated with long-term outcome survival in 343 patients with newly diagnosed CTEPH.” The findings were published online in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Which of the following functions of epidemiology is the most relevant to what the researchers did and concluded in the study above?

A. To study the natural history and prognosis of disease

B. To identify causal or risk factors of disease or mortality

C. To evaluate both existing and newly developed preventive and therapeutic measures and modes of health care delivery

D. To lobby politicians for changes in health policies

Answer 1

Which of the following functions of epidemiology is the most relevant to what the researchers did and concluded in the study above?

C. To evaluate both existing and newly developed preventive and therapeutic measures and modes of health care delivery

Explanation:

Researchers found that new treatment options shown improvement in the prognosis of CTEPH patients. So further studies need to evaluate the previous and newly developed therapeutic measures. Analyze the benefits and outcomes of these two treatment options. Evaluation of applying of new therapeutic measures in health care and the challenges helps in better outcomes.