EBDM and Stats Flashcards

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What is a cohort study?

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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

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Case-control study

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Looks at groups of individuals with disease and matches them to those with similar demographics.
Retrospective. Looking for cause.

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Randomised controlled trial

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Weights up benefits and harm and cost effectiveness of different treatment interventions

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qualitative research studies

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people’s perspectives

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Systematic review

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summary of evidence for a specific question. secondary data analysis because it involves taking results from primary studies and collating them.

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What does PICO stand for?

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Patient/problem
Intervention
Comparison intervention (if relevant)
Outcome(s)

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