Differentiate between descriptive and experimental evaluations. Be sure to give an example of each. The following statements are supported by research. Reflect on these as you complete this exercise. Mortality and morbidity are higher in individuals who suffer from depression, low self-esteem, hopelessness, helplessness, low sense of control, and substance abuse.
Stress decreases immune function.
Individuals who have not completed high school are 3 times as likely to develop a debilitating chronic illness prior to the age of 65. In a study of social factors and the use of beta blockers with men recovering from a MI, there was a stronger relationship between mortality and less education, increased life stress, and social isolation, than with the use of beta blockers. That the percentage of spending, in relation to the GDP, for health care as doubled over the last 30 years, whereas the percentage spent on education has not increased. States having to cut Medicaid funding for prenatal services in order to pay for treatments such as organ transplants. The lack of reimbursement by insurance companies for primary prevention as opposed to acute care in hospitals.