[4] Treatment Flashcards
What type of studies involves just one patient?
Case Reports
What type of studies involves more than one patient?
Case Series
What type of a study is a Cohort Study?
Observational Study
What type of study is a Clinical Trial?
Experimental Study
What type of study is a Randomized Control Trial?
Experimental Study
What type of study is a Case Control Studies?
Observational Study
What is the gold standard for scientific studies on treatment?
Randomized Control Trial
Define: Inclusion Criteria
Must have disease of interest with specific characteristics
Define: Exclusion Criteria
Having these will get you excluded from the study
Define: Hawthorne Effect
Patients want their doctors to have good results so they behave better than they normally would
What is a good method to overcome Sampling Biases?
Stratified Random Sampling
Differentiate Efficacy Studies from Effectiveness Studies
Efficacy: Reports treatments under IDEAL conditions
Effectiveness: Reports treatments under IDEAL-WORLD conditions (Normal circumstances)
Should subgroups be made before or after randomizing?
Before
When can you perform Trial of N=1?
When disease has an unpredictable course and the treatment response is quick with no carry over effects
Limitations of Randomized Trials
- Patient Number
- Expensive
- Time-Consuming
- Manpower