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Odds ratio is used with which of study?

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Case-control study

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Relative risk is used with which type of study?

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Cohort study

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3
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Describe Phase IV clinical trials?

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Postmarketing surveillance trial of patients after approval of drug/therapy

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4
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How is odds ratio calculated?

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OR = (ad)/(bc)

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How is relative risk calculated?

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Risk of developing disease in the exposed group divided by risk of developing disease in the unexposed group; RR = (a/[a+b])/(c/[c+d])

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How is relative risk reduction calculated?

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RRR = 1-RR

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How is attributable risk calculated?

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AR = (a/[a+b])-(c/[c+d[)

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How is absolute risk reduction calculated?

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The difference in risk attributable to the intervention as compared to a control (e.g., if 8% of people who receive a placebo vaccine develop flu vs. 2% of those who receive a flu vaccine, then ARR = 8%-2% = 6% = 0.6)

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9
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How is number needed to treat calculated?

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NNT = 1/ARR

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10
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How is number needed to harm calculated?

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NNH = 1/AR

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What is another word for “precision” of a test?

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Reliability - not necessarily accurate

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Does random error reduce the precision or accuracy of a test?

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Precision

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13
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Does systematic error reduce the precision or accuracy of a test?

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Accuracy

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14
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What is selection bias?

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Nonrandom assignment to participate in a study group

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What is measurement bias?

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Information is gathered in a way that distorts it

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What is procedure bias?

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Subjects in different groups are not treated the same

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17
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What is observer-expectancy bias?

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Researcher’s belief in the efficacy of a treatment changes the outcome of that treatment (aka Pygmalion effect)

18
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What is Berkson bias?

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A specific type of selection bias - looking only at inpatients

19
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How is standard error of the mean calculated? *standard error of the mean is an estimation of how much variability exists between the sample mean and the true population mean

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SEM = SD/square root of n; SEM decreases as n (sample size) increases

20
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In Gaussian distribution, what percentage of the sample size falls within 1 SD of the mean?

21
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In Gaussian distribution, what percentage of the sample size falls within 2s SD of the mean?

22
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In Gaussian distribution, what percentage of the sample size falls within 3 SDs of the mean?

23
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In positive skew distribution, list mean median and mode from greatest to largest

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mean > median > mode

24
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In negative skew distribution, list mean median and mode from greatest to largest

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mode > median > mean

25
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What is a Type I error?

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Rejection of null hypothesis when in reality there is no difference

26
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What is a Type II error?

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Acceptance of null hypothesis when in reality there is a difference

27
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When is a t-test used?

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Checks differences between means of 2 groups.

28
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When is an ANOVA (analysis of variance) test used?

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Checks differences between means of 3+ groups

29
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When is a chi-square test use?

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Checks difference between 2 or more percentages or proportions of categorical outcomes (not mean values)

30
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What is quaternary disease prevention?

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Identifying patients at risk of unnecessary treatment, protecting them from the harm of new interventions

31
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What are the four core ethical principles?

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Respect patient autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice

32
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Low birth weight is defined as what?

33
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What are the top three causes of death of infants under 1 year of age?

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  1. Congenital malformations
  2. Preterm birth
  3. SIDS
34
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What are the top three causes of death of children 1-14 YO?

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  1. Unintentional injury
  2. Cancer
  3. Homicide
35
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What are the top three causes of death of young adults aged 15-24?

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  1. Unintentional injury
  2. Homicide
  3. Suicide
36
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What are the top three causes of death of adults 25-34 years of age?

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  1. Unintentional injury
  2. Suicide
  3. Homicide
37
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What are the top three causes of death of adults 35-44 YO?

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  1. Unintentional injury
  2. Cancer
  3. Heart disease
38
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What are the top three causes of death of adults 45-64 YO?

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  1. Cancer
  2. Heart disease
  3. Unintentional injury
39
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What are the top three causes of death of adults over 65 YO?

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  1. Heart disease
  2. Cancer
  3. Chronic respiratory
40
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What is a crossover study?

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Subjects are randomly allocated to a sequence of 2 or more treatments given consecutively, with a washout period.

41
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What is a “sentinel” event?

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An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury that requires immediate investigation

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