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Dietetic Technician DTR Exam Prep

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In order to calculate a rate-based indicator for the proportion of oncology patients experiencing weight loss after chemotherapy it would be necessary to know which of the following?
  1. The number of chemotherapy patients experiencing weight loss during treatment
  2. The total number of patients receiving chemotherapy during the study period
  3. The number of all patients experiencing weight loss during the study period
  4. A & B
Explanation
Answer: D - The calculation of a rate-based indicator requires the use of a numerator representing the population at risk (number of patients receiving chemotherapy experiencing weight loss) and a denominator expressing the period of time over which the event may occur (total number of patients receiving chemotherapy during the study period). A rate-based indicator is used to describe events that may occur with some regularity.
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