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Secondary Migration
Secondary migration is the migration of an individual from a country of permanent residenc...
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Secondary Prevention
A type of preventative care that identifies individuals at risk of health conditions and prevents the development or progression of the disease in those individuals. Last (2001) and Katz et al. (2004) defined secondary pr... |
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Secular
Although not a formal designation, this describes a personal care home (PCH), (or nursing home) that is not overtly, or specifically any particular religious faith. |
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Sedentary Activities - (CCHS Survey Data)
Activities that require a person to sit or stand for an extended period of time (e.g., watching television or movies, playing video games, reading, working at a computer). Leading a sedentary lifestyle, without regularly engaging in physical activity, can... |
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SEFI
acronym for Socio-Economic Factor Index (SEFI) . |
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Seizure Disorders (Chronic Disease Algorithm)
A seizure disorder is defined on the basis of a diagnosis or prescription drug for the condition. The diagnosis-based definition is at least one hospitalization or Physician Visit over one year for seizure disorder (ICD-9-CM=345: Epilepsy). The prescripti... |
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Selected Chronic Disease Indicators
A set of indicators for describing mortality rates associated with different types of chronic diseases, including: asthma (493), ischemic heart disease (410-414), diabetes (250), hypertension (401-405), emphysema (492-496), and vascular complications (430... |
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
Medication used to treat a mood disorder by helping to increase the level of available serotonin in the brain. Additional Information List of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)... |
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Self-managed Care
Eligible Home Care clients take responsibility for directly managing their own non-professional health services. Other services are provided through the Home Care Program. |
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Self-Perceived Life Stress - (CCHS Survey Data)
Stress is an emotional and/or physical response by the body to any situation or thought that causes a disparity in a person's usual biological, psychological, or social systems. Stressful events can be positive, such as receiving a promotion, or negative,... |
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Self-Perceived Unmet Healthcare Needs
Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) respondents were asked "During the past 12 months, have you felt that health care was needed but not received?" The response categories were "yes" and "no". |
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Self-Perceived Work Stress - (CCHS Survey Data)
Stress in the workplace can happen when a worker experiences increased workload and demands, lack of resources, forced overtime, or if they are worried about the security of their job, and other reasons. Prolonged work-related stress can result in job dis... |
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Self-Rated Health - (CCHS Survey Data)
Self-rated health has been found to be an excellent predictor of the overall health status of the population and is correlated with other population health status measures such as premature mortality rate. It can reflect aspects of health not captured in ... |
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Self-Rated Mental Health - (CCHS Survey Data)
A person's state of psychological well-being as perceived by that person. Mental health can be affected by various social, psychological, and biological factors. Strong mental health exists when a person is able to cope with life's normal stresses, work p... |
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Selling Price of Houses-Median
The market-selling price of properties that were sold in the open market by a willing seller to a willing buyer. These arms-length transactions include sales that were offered for a reasonable period of time, whether it was through the Multiple Listing Se... |
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Senior's Residences
Based on the 1997 Winnipeg Seniors Housing Directory, senior's residences were confirmed if 85% of the population at a given postal code were 55 years of age and older. If not, they were excluded from the list. |
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Sense of Community - (CCHS survey Data)
A general feeling of belonging to one's community. It can "influence people's sense of identity and the extent to which they participate in society. Generally, a strong sense of belonging is positively associated with better self-reported physical and men... |
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Sensitivity
One of two indices (the other is specificity) used to evaluate the accuracy of a test that predicts dichotomous outcomes (e.g. logistic regression). It is the number of "true positives" (those testing positive who have the disease) divided by all those wi... |
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Sensitivity Analysis
A procedure for assessing the robustness of a model through changing parameters. |
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Sensitivity Testing
Evaluating the sensitivity of the outcome of data analysis to the assumptions underlying the analysis. |
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