Chapter 2: Asking Questions About Evidence

Question 1

optimal protocols for screening, diagnosing, treating a communication disorder as well as the factors that cause or contribute to the disorder and the prognosis for patients who are treated for it

Answer 1

list of things the clinician may e uncertain about

Question 2

FQ

Answer 2

foreground question

Question 3

Four elements of FQs

Answer 3

Patient or Problem

Intervention

Comparison or Contrast

Outcome

Question 4

Remember: FQ’s serve a very specific purpose

Answer 4

structuring a search for evidence in a maximally efficient way

Question 5

what helps seekers of external evidence narrow the search space to improve the odds of finding useful evidence

Answer 5

FQs

Question 6

why are FQs helpful with patient preferences

Answer 6

Using PICO framework enables clinicians to lay out the available clinical options and their cost-benefit rations and to solicit the patient’s or caregiver’s opinion about the best option given his or her particular circumstances and values

Question 7

Specifying the expected outcomes of the approaches that are being compared does what when looking into patient preference

Answer 7

avoid misunderstandings about exactly what aspects of the patient’s difficulty are the focus of treatment