Article one, The Gender-specific characteristics of individuals with depressive symptoms and coronary heart disease article talked about the study was conducted to identify characteristics that distinguish men from women with depressive symptoms and coronary heart disease. This study goal was to be able to identify characteristics that distinguish men from women with both conditions. A cross-sectional study was done, 1951 adults with both conditions. They had questionnaires to measure anxiety, hostility, perceived control, and knowledge, attitude's, beliefs about CHD (coronary heart disease). Gender differences were evaluated by multivariable logistic regression (Doering et al, 2011).

Article two, The Gender differences in self-reported symptoms of depression among patients with acute coronary syndrome article talked about self-reported case made by both men and women who suffered from depression symptoms as well as symptoms of acute coronary syndrome. A study was conducted with 789 adults (248 women and 541 men). These men and women were screened for self-reported depressive symptoms. They used the Pearson chi-square test for the independence (categorical variables) and the t tests for the independent samples (continuous variables) were used for gender comparisons (Frazier et al, 2012).

What topic or health question did you research and why is it relevant to public health, nursing, or the health science professions? Give real-world examples to support your answer. How can depressive symptoms and coronary heart disease be distinguished between men and women? If so, what effects might this have on the CHD/ACS patients? Considering treatments and outcomes.

This a very vital question because Coronary heart disease is one of the major public health issues we are facing in our society today. Numerous studies have been done, and they continue to do studies on heart disease and it's causes and risk factors. Researchers that are being done, can help in achieving in reducing and preventing CHD (Coronary Heart Disease) and ACS (Acute Coronary Symptoms) so these men and women could have a chance of having a better quality of life.

How can biostatistics help inform decision making around your topic? Support your answer with specific examples. Biostatistics may be used to gain a clear understanding of the gender differences in self-reported depressive and somatic depressive symptoms in ACS patients. The data obtained from statistical studies could help medical professionals make more informed decisions for patients based on gender. For example, certain treatment methods may be deemed more effective for females than males based on the differences in symptoms found in the studies. The data from these studies could also help determine what factors are contributing to ACS in both males and females.

Explain why you picked these specific articles to examine over others in the Articles List. Justify your answer. The reason I chose these articles is because I found the topic interesting and I have experiences incidents with this topic first hand. These two topics are serious public health issues that need to be focused on and addressed. I personally always looked at heart disease in another perspective. I always focused on the low SES aspect of it and not the gender aspect. When I first looked at the topics I thought that men would be at more risk than women. I thought that it would be interesting to explore a specific health topic and its biostatistics pertaining to gender differences.

Assess each article's importance to health decision making in your field. Give real-world examples to illustrate your answer. Each article is very important. Depressive symptoms and coronary heart disease is very important. Heart disease is the number one killer in our society today. Both articles are important in the public health field. By knowing and understanding the symptoms and somatic symptoms of depression in both male and female ACS patients, it is possible for public health professionals to develop and implement health programs targeted at reaching ACS patients before they begin having these symptoms. We can establish what factors contribute to the depression that many ACS patients experience during and after ACS related hospitalization. For example, a survey could be developed to prescreen patients who are admitted for ACS. This survey would serve as a tool to help identify patients who already have similar characteristics to those found in the study done by Doering, et al.After identifying these patients, they could be offered the public health program that would help them detect possible depressive symptoms and deal with them effectively. A public health program could help in achieving an increase in the overall quality of life in ACS patients, both male and female. It is very important that the public is aware how deadly heart disease is and the risk factors behind. With health promotion and health education this area is very important. Both articles are connected and have a lot of important and useful information that the public needs. Reading these articles will help me enhance my public health experience and help me contribute this information into my public health practice.

Remember when and individual is diagnosed with a chronic illness or any type of sickness even if it's minor you become afraid and depressed. You have thoughts of dying or your freedom being taken away from you. For example: Being diabetic may cause you your eye sight and sometimes if you don't take care of yourself you may lose some limbs. Having high blood pressure may cause you to have a stroke and you may get paralyzed in parts of your body and you may have to depend on people to help you. This will make one depressed. At the end of the day I want to be the best public health advisor in helping clients learn about different public health issuers that are very important. It's important to learn and understand about health and risk factors so it can be prevented and healthier and longer lives can be lived.

What are the findings of each article and what are the implications do they have individually and collectively for solving the health problem in question? In Article one, The Gender-specific characteristics of individuals with depressive symptoms and coronary heart disease article a cross-sectional study was done, 1951 adults with both conditions. They had questionnaires to measure anxiety, hostility, perceived control, and knowledge, attitude's, beliefs about CHD (coronary heart disease). Gender differences were evaluated by multivariable logistic regression (Doering et al, 2011).