What Are the Two Major Problems Facing the Health Care

question 37

Multiple Choice

What are the two major problems facing the health care system of the United States?

• A) the inadequate supply of physicians and the need to build more hospitals
• B) increasing the demand for and supply of health care
• C) the rapid rate of technological change and an unhealthy population
• D) the need to control costs and make health care accessible

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Definitions:

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study can rule out or make unlikely alternative explanations of the results, indicating that the causal relationship being tested is trustworthy.

Construct Validity

The degree to which a test or instrument accurately measures the theoretical construct it is intended to measure.

Low Construct Validity

When a test or tool does not accurately measure the theoretical concept it is intended to measure.

Operational Definition

A clear, precise description of how variables in a study will be measured or manipulated, making research findings replicable and understandable.