ECOG Index for Performance Status
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Glossary
A person suffering from EDNOS may exhibit behavior characteristic of both specific eating disorders, or may alternate between the two disorders. EDNOS may also occur in a person who has not yet developed the full clinical disorder of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
Eating Disorders Synonyms Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Binge Eating Disorders; Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Definition Psychiatric disorder classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual in the axis I within the clinical disorders category. These are disorders characterized by abnormal eating behaviors and beliefs about eating, weight, and shape.
is capable only of limited self-care, confined to bed or chair (≥50% of waking hours); grade 4 is completely disabled; and grade 5 is dead.
Ecological Perspective Synonyms Multi-Level Perspective Definition The Ecological Perspective views smaller systems as interrelated with and nested within successfully larger systems. The individual is viewed within meso systems that are interconnected with one another (house, neighborhood, support network), which are nested with larger macro systems of race, gender, social capital, and social class.
Economic Cost ECA ▶ Epidemiological Catchment Area Study
ECOG Index for Performance Status Definition The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scale straightforwardly describes patient’s general performance status. It has five grades: grade 0 is fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction; grade 1 is restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature; grade 2 is ambulatory and capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities (≥50% of waking hours); grade 3
Definition Value of all the resources used up in the production process. Valuation is done by using the opportunity cost or competitive market price. Since economic cost estimates the resources used up in the process, it requires estimation of annualized flow of capital equipment.
Economic Evaluation Definition The application of analytical methods to simultaneously consider costs and benefits of different health interventions. The most commonly applied economic evaluation techniques are cost-minimization analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis and cost-benefit analysis.
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