A nurse researcher is choosing diseases with high mortality and high prevalence as the focus for a study on the influence of family history on disease development. Which facts would suggest inclusion of a disease in this study?

Question

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1. One in three Americans has some form of cardiovascular disease.
2. An estimated 27% of all Americans over age 65 have diabetes.
3. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States.
4. Tobacco usage is thought to cost nearly $100 billion in medical care annually.
5. Almost half of adults in the United States have at least one chronic disease.

Answer 1

1,2,3
Rationale 1: This statement indicates high prevalence.
Rationale 2: This statement indicates high prevalence.
Rationale 3: This statement indicates high mortality.
Rationale 4: This statement is related to high cost but not to prevalence or cause of death.
Rationale 5: This statement speaks to prevalence but is not disease specific.