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[2] Class 15: General Methodological Concepts Of Research Flashcards

1
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What does the research evidence pyramid tell us?

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The increasing strength of evidence based on design of research

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What is the most useful and appropriate study design?

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It depends

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Study design uses numbers to represent data

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Quantitative

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Study design uses words to represent data

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Qualitative

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2 forms of quantitative study design

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Interventional

Observational

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Study design forced allocation to study groups

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Interventional

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Study design that does not force allocation to study groups

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Observational

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Study design selection can depend on:

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Hypothesis
Force group allocation (randomization?)
Ethics 
Efficiency and practicality
Costs!
Validity of acquired info.-internal
Generalizability=external validity
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9
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Helps frame study intent and can direct researcher to more effective study design to answer question

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“I wonder if..”

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10
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A research perspective which states there will be no difference between the groups being compared

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Null hypothesis

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Statistical perspective that one Tx/exposure is better

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Superiority

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Statistical perspective that tries to prove a Tx/exposure is atleast as good as the other

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Noninferiority

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statistical perspective that one Tx/exposure is equivalent

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Equivalency

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14
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Rejecting the null when you shouldn’t have

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Type I error

False positive

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Not rejecting the null when you should have

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Type II error

false negative

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If there is randomization, what type of study design is being looked at ?

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Interventional

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Study design considered “natural”- subject selected elements
Useful for unethical study designs
No researcher forced group allocation

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Observational

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18
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Can observational study designs prove causation?

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Most of the time=NO

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Interventional study steps increasing evidence:

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Pre-clinical [phase 0]
Phase 1
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Observation study steps increasing evidence:

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Case reports/series
Cross-sectional
Ecological
Case-control
Cohort
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All individuals making up a common group, from which a sample can be obtained

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Population

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A subset of the full, complete population

“Representatives”

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Sample

23
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Study population or sample picked by:

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Hypothesis
Population of interest
Most useful group of ppl
Inclusion/exclusion selection criteria [interventional studies]

Case/control or exposed/nonexposed [observational]
Ethics

24
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Selection criteria can affect what?

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generalizability=

External validity

25
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Genuine confidence that an intervention may be worthwhile [risk v. Benefit] in order to use it in humans

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Equipoise

26
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4 key principles of bioethics:

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Nonmaleficence
Autonomy
Beneficence
Justice

27
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Self-rule: deciding for oneself w/o outside influence w/ full/complete understanding of risks/benefits

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Autonomy

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To benefit, or do good for, the patient [not society]

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Beneficence

29
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Equal and fair Tx regardless of patient characteristics

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Justice

30
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Do no harm. Researchers can’t:
Withhold info.
Provide false info.
Exhibit professional incompetence

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Nonmaleficence

31
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1978 issued by national commission for protection of human subjects of biomedical /behavioral research- summarizes ethical principles and guidelines

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Belmont report

32
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Belmont report 3 guiding principles:

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-Respect for persons- research should be voluntary

  • Beneficence
  • Justice
33
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Agreement to participate, based on being fully and completely informed- by individual of legal age

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Consent

34
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Agreement to participate, based on being fully and completely informed, given by mentally-capable individuals not able to give legal consent (children)

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Assent

35
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Who determines if research is ethical?

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IRB: Institutional Review Board “ethics committee”

36
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Do all human subject studies have to be reviewed by an IRB?

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YES!

37
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How’re IRB regulated?

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Federal statutes developed by department of health and human services (DHHS)

38
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Who enforces laws/regulations on IRB’s?

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The office of human research protections (OHRP)

39
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Mindset when beginning study w/ regard to null

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Mindset is opposite the null…want to set out to prove something, but null says there’s no difference

40
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What do IRB’s look for when reviewing?

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4 key principles of bioethics:
Autonomy 
Beneficence
Justice
Nonmaleficence
41
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Levels of IRB:

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Full board
Expedited
Exempt

42
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Level of IRB: used for ALL interventional trials w/ > minimal risk to patients…ton of documentation:

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Full board

43
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Level of IRB w/ minimal risk and/or no patient identifiers

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Expedited

44
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Level of IRB, no patient identifiers, low/no risk, deidentified dataset analysis, environmental studies, use of existing data/specimens [deidentified]

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Exempt

45
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What is the main differences btw the levels of IRB’s:

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of members and time for committee review/approval

Level of detail to documentation needed for review

46
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Who decides the level of IRB?

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Data safety and monitoring board (DSMB)

47
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Semi-independent committee not involved w/ the conduct of the study but charged w/ reviewing study data as study progresses, to assess for undue risk/benefit btw groups

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Data safety and monitoring board (DSMB)

-looking out for people in the study.

48
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Types of outcomes from a study

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Patient-oriented v. Disease oriented

Individual v combined outcomes

49
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Outcomes that patients view as important

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Patient-oriented

50
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Can be difficult to discern the outcome if this is used b/c different outcomes can have different rates of occurrence

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Combined outcomes

51
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Scientifically-rigorous and standardized

Objective>subjective

Accurate/reproducible/scientifically inside the study

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Internal validity

52
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What section of the study is most pertinent to internal validity?

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Method. Most boring but if the procedure is wrong it is not valid

53
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Putting many studies together and making global recommendations from them:

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Meta-analyses

54
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Similar to a book report on “37” articles

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Systematic review

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