Critical Inquiry and EBP Flashcards
A level evidence
strong
lots of evidence from RCTs, at least one high quality
B level evidence
moderate evidence
single high quality RCT
or
multiple lower quality RCT
C level evidence
weak
based on single weak RCT
or
preponderance of evidence from: case control, case series, retrospective
D level evidence
conflicting evidence
E level evidence
theoretical or foundational
F level evidence
expert opinion
P value
probability differences between groups (results) is due to chance. assuming null hypothesis is true.
Type 1 error
detecting a difference when there isn’t one “backing a loser”
Type 2 error
no difference between groups but there actually is one “missing a winner”
-could be too few subjects to detect a difference
Effect sizes
0.8+ = LARGE
0.5-0.79 = moderate
0.2-0.49 = small
lower than 0.2 = trivial
Interrater reliability
multiple clinicians performing the same test
Intrarater reliability
same clinician performing the test
Cohen’s Kappa
Interrater reliability 0 = no better than chance <0.4 = poor 0.4-0.6 = fair 0.6-0.75 = good >0.75 = excellent 1 = perfect
Positive likelihood ratio
how much to increase suspicion of certain condition based on positive test result. Larger than 1. >10 = large shift toward 5-10 = mod <5 = small 1 = no change
Negative Likelihood ratio
how much to decrease suspicion based on a negative test result, smaller than 1. <0.1 = large shift away 0.1-0.2 = mod 0.2 = small 1 = no change