Audits + service evaluations

Question 1

what are the 7 steps in conducting a research study?

Answer 1

1. Identify a problem and review previous studies*
2. Formulate a question to address a gap in the evidence*
3. Select a study design appropriate to this question
4. Sample/select participants/data sources*
5. Collect data/measure variables*
6. Analyse and interpret the analysis findings*
7. Disseminate the study’s results

Question 2

what are the 3 types of studies which help support health care development + assessment ?

Answer 2

1) research- require ethics + governance
2) audit
3) service evaluation

Question 3

define research study

Answer 3

Generates new knowledge, where there is limited research evidence available and which has the potential to be generalisable/ transferable.

Question 4

define audit study

Answer 4

a quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes through systematic review of care against explicit criteria and the implementation of change.

Question 5

define clinical audit

Answer 5

Measures existing practice against evidence-based clinical standards

Question 6

define service evaluation

Answer 6

evaluates a proposed service or current practice (e.g. acceptability and uptake) with the intention of generating information to inform local decision-making.

Question 7

define audit cum service evaluation

Answer 7

to what extent is a standard met?
what factors might be associated with those contexts, those patients or those practitioners who succeed in achieving this standard; and those who do not?