Why Should No-Treatment or Waiting-List Control Design Be Used Sparingly

question 10

Multiple Choice

Why should no-treatment or waiting-list control design be used sparingly?

• A) They present ethical problems
• B) They are expensive and difficult to maintain
• C) They do not important to most designs
• D) Treatment effects are less powerful than other designs

Recognize the importance of environmental factors and community infrastructure in disease prevention.

Understand the historical development of public health initiatives and their impact on community health.

Analyze the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the advancement of public health.

Identify key figures and their contributions to public health and nursing.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative forgone as the result of making a decision.

Henry George

A 19th-century economist known for his belief that people should own the value they produce themselves, but that land and natural resources should belong to all (Georgism).

Allocative Efficiency

A state of resource allocation in which it is impossible to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.

Incentive Function

The role of rewards or penalties in motivating individuals or entities to behave in certain ways.