Introduction
You have now learned about the main types of epidemiologic study designs. In this discussion, you will compare these designs and think about how each contributes to our knowledge of the distribution and determinants of disease in populations.
Initial Post
responding to the following prompt and Support your post with readings from the learning materials and additional scholarly sources. Cite your sources using proper APA formatting. You may also provide personal observations or experiences.
Explain how at least three different study designs you have learned about can be applied to the same exposure-outcome relationship. It is helpful to select an exposure-outcome relationship that interests you.
You might want to do a little research to see what different study designs have been used by other researchers to investigate this relationship.
Discuss how each study type you selected provides different and complementary information about the exposure-outcome relationship.
Discuss how we interpret the measures of association for each study type.
Be well developed by providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking.
Add greater depth to the discussion by introducing new ideas.
Demonstrate a high level of scholarship by connecting your ideas to course materials and peer-reviewed journal articles reporting on original research.
Readings
Bovbjerg, M. (2020). Foundations of epidemiology (1st ed) Oregon State University.
Chapter 4: Introduction to 2×2 Tables, Epidemiologic Study Design, and Measures of Association
Chapter 9: Study Designs Revisited
Chapter 10: Causality and Causal Thinking in Epidemiology
Aschengrau, A., & Seage, G. R. (2018). Essentials of epidemiology in public health (4th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 7: Experimental Studies
Chapter 8: Cohort Studies
Chapter 15: The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation
Epidemiological Studies: A Beginners guide (9:43 minutes)
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