EBDM and Stats Flashcards
What is a cohort study?
Prospective study so follows people over time.
Assesses risk factors of a population and evaluates who gets disease over time. Looking at prognosis and cause
Case-control study
Looks at groups of individuals with disease and matches them to those with similar demographics.
Retrospective. Looking for cause.
Randomised controlled trial
Weights up benefits and harm and cost effectiveness of different treatment interventions
qualitative research studies
people’s perspectives
Systematic review
summary of evidence for a specific question. secondary data analysis because it involves taking results from primary studies and collating them.
What does PICO stand for?
Patient/problem
Intervention
Comparison intervention (if relevant)
Outcome(s)