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Behaviouraloffset
Bayes’theorem:processofmakingjudgementsabouttheresultofastudybeforethedataare
analysed(assigningpriorbeliefs),thencombiningthesewiththeobserveddata(intheform
ofthelikelihood)toobtainnewposteriorbeliefs.twierdzenieBayesa
Bayesian(subjectivist)inference:inferentialparadigmthatinterpretsobserveddatabyus-
ingBayes’theoremtotransformprior(epistemic)probabilitiesintoposteriorones.wniosko-
waniebayesowskie(subiektywistyczne)
Bayesianmethod:branchofstatisticsthatusespriorinformationonbeliefsforestimation
andinference;cf.Bayes’rule.metodaBayesowska
Bedconversion:reallocationofbedsfromonetypeofcareservicetoanother,e.g.acutecare
tolongtermcare.zmianaprzeznaczeniałóżekszpitalnych
Bedday:dayduringwhichapersonisconfinedtoabedandinwhichthepatientstaysover-
nightinahospital.osobodzień
Beddays:numberofinpatienthospitaldaysper1,000healthplanmembersforaspecified
period,usuallyayear.wskaźnikosobodni
Before-and-afterdesign(evaluation):reflexivedesigninwhichonlyafewbefore-interven-
tionandafter-interventionmeasuresaretaken.ewaluacjaprzedipo
Behaviour:actionthathasaspecificfrequency,durationandpurpose,whetherconsciousor
unconscious.zachowanie
Behaviouraldiagnosis:descriptionofspecifichealth-relatedactionsthatmostlikelyaffect,
orcouldaffect,ahealthoutcome.diagnozabehawioralna
Behaviouralepidemic:epidemicattributabletothepowerofsuggestionortoculturallyde-
terminedbehaviouralpatterns,asopposedtoinvadingmicro-organismsorphysicalagents;
dependsnotonlyonperson-to-persontransmissionofthebehaviouralpatternbutalsoon
groupreinforcement,aswithalcoholordruguse;maybedifficulttodifferentiatefrom,or
maycomplicate,outbreaksoforganicdisease,e.g.duetocontaminationoftheenvironment
byatoxicsubstance;cf.epidemic.epidemiabehawioralna
Behaviouralepidemiology:branchofmedicalscienceexaminingtherelationshipbetween
behaviourandthetransmissionandcontrolofdisease.epidemiologiabehawioralna
Behaviouralhealth:generaltermthatincludesmentalhealthandsubstanceabuse;frequent-
lyusedtodistinguishfromphysicalhealth.zdrowiebehawioralne
Behaviouralintention:mentalstateinwhichtheindividualexpectstotakeaspecifiedac-
tionatsometimeinthefuture.intencjabehawioralna
Behaviouralobjectives:descriptionsofwhatistobeachieved,whichcanbecheckedby
observation,ortest/measurement.celebehawioralne
Behaviouraloffset:changeinthenumberandtypeofservicesprojectedtooccurinresponse
toachangeinfees;e.g.a50percentbehaviouraloffsetmeansthat50percentofthesavings
fromfeereductionswillbeoffsetbyincreasedvolumeandintensityofservices.kompensa-
cjabehawioralna
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