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EBP Exam III Flashcards

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What are the 4 designs of QUANTitative studies?

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Quasi-experimental
Descriptive
Experimental
Correlational

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What are the 4 designs of QUALitative studies?

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Phenomenological
Historical research
Ethnographic
Grounded theory

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Empirical evidence is evidence NOT from:

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deduction or expectation

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What is the goal of QUANTitative studies? QUALitative?

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QUANT: understanding a reality that exists
QUAL: understanding peoples’ PERCEPTION of reality

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Evidence for QUANTitative studies comes from:

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numbers

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What is the “blueprint” of a research study?

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it’s design

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What is the point to having a study DESIGN:

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maximize validity

minimize cost

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Which kinds of studies have higher levels of evidence; prospective or retrospective?

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Prospective have higher levels of evidence

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What is a descriptive study design?

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QUANTitative
does NOT manipulate variables
“finds the level, prevalence and incidence of something”

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What is a correlational study design?

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QUANTitative
does NOT manipulate variables
has AT LEAST 2 VARIABLES
“finds links b/w variables”

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What is a predictive study design?

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QUANTitative
examines changes over time
retrospective and predictive

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What is an experimental study design?

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QUANTitative
DOES manipulate variables
involves randomization
MUST be prospective

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Experimental studies MUST be ________.

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prospective

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Quasi-experimental studies either lack:

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randomization or a control group

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What is a non-equivalent control group?

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a quasi-experimental problem

researchers can not randomly assign subjects to groups

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What is a time series design?

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a quasi-experimental study that measures one group OVER TIME with multiple measures

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What are the 5 criteria of an RCT?

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  1. inclusion/exclusion criteria
  2. randomization
  3. PROTOCOL based interventions
  4. blinding
  5. explicit reporting (CONSORT)
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What is study validity?

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the ability to accept the results of a study as logical, reasonable and justifiable

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internal validity is associated with

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random ASSIGNMENT

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external validity is associated with

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random SAMPLE

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What is internal validity?

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did the independent variable produce a change in the dependent variable

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What is external validity?

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can the sample be generalized to the population

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What are the 8 threats to INTERNAL validity?

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HITT MMRS

  1. History - variable influenced by time
  2. Instrumentation - variables are measured using different instruments
  3. Testing - subjects remember and respond differently on the post test
  4. Temporal ambiguity - IV may not precede DV
  5. Maturation - subjects mature and therefore change
  6. Mortality - subjects die
  7. Reactivity - observation influences DV (Hawthorne effect)
  8. Selection Bias - change in DV r/t difference in participants NOT intervention
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What are the 3 threats to external validity?

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  1. lack of construct validity - measure does not accurately assess concept
  2. effects of selection - participants do NOT represent the population
  3. non-random sample
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25
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Nurses in clinical practice need to consider _________.

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The DESIGN of the study to determine it’s VALUE for EBP

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QUANT research understand reality by

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isolating and measuring its components and formulates a hypothesis to test

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QUAL research understands reality by

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examining it in a holistic way and extracts meaning from data

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QUANTitative research is based on (4)

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  1. realism
  2. numbers
  3. deductive thinking
  4. positivistic focus
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QUALitative research is based on (4)

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  1. idealism
  2. patterns
  3. inductive thinking
  4. interpretivism focus
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30
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QUANTitative data is

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objective

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31
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QUALitative data is

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subjective and NOT biophysiological (in vivo/in vitro)

32
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For QUALitative researchers, reality is

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derived, not measured

33
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Rate the QUALitative research designs from strongest to weakest:

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  1. grounded theory
  2. ethnography
  3. phenomenology
  4. history
  5. case study
34
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Which QUALitative study design tries to understand a particular social construct?

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grounded theory

35
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Which QUALitative study design studies cultures?

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ethnography

36
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Which QUALitative study design has a sample size of 20-30 people?

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grounded theory

37
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Which QUALitative study design tries to understand dhow humans deduce and interpret things?

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phenomenology

38
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Which QUALitative study design looks at artifacts or oral histories?

39
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Which QUALitative study design has a sample size of ~10 people?

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phenomenology

40
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Which QUALitative study design tries to develop a new theory?

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grounded theory

41
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Which QUALitative study design is grounded in data on a specific topic?

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substantive grounded theory

42
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Which QUALitative study design is based on substantive grounded theory?

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grounded formal theory

43
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Which QUALitative study design involves lots of field work where clinicians will physically immerse themselves in a reality?

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ethnography

44
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Which QUALitative study design has a sample size of 25-50 people?

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ethnography

45
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Which QUALitative study design describes MEANING of the human experience?

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descriptive phenomenology

46
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Which QUALitative study design interprets and makes sense of the human experience?

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interpretive phenomenology

47
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Which QUALitative study design follows the pathology of a condition over 15 years or so?

48
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Which QUALitative study design extracts meaning from observation, but is focused on individual NOT population?

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case studies

49
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Are the findings of a case study generalizable?

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NO - just instructive

50
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WTF is data saturation?

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data becomes REDUNDANT b/c there is no new information

51
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What is the major difference b/w a structured vs unstructured interview?

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structured interview has SPECIFIC objectives and follows a PROTOCOL

unstructured interview has a BASIC goal with NO protocol

52
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What should you avoid when guiding a discussion for a focus group?

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avoid contaminating discussion with your own bias

53
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Why is data analysis important?

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it VALIDATES the accuracy/dependability of the information

54
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What is the QUALitative term for internal validity?

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credibility

55
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What is the QUALitative term for external validity?

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transferability

56
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What is the QUALitative term for reliability?

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dependability

57
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What gives the strongest evidence for credibility, dependability and transferability (IV, EV, reliability)?

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triangulation

58
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Triangulation can be used in

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qualitative AND quantitative studies

59
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How many sources should you have for triangulation during a thematic analysis?

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at least 3

60
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What is corroboration?

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when multiple informants hold similar perceptions AND/OR the same informant responds consistently to related questions

61
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What does corroboration confirm?

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CONSISTENCY of perception NOT accuracy of perception

62
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Causal inference requires 3 criteria to establish causation:

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  1. statistical relationship
  2. temporal precedence
  3. R/O other causes
63
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Why is using causal inference controversial when used in QUALitative studies?

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it is incompatible with idealism

it is the only way to understand complex interactions in context

64
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Articles that cite both qualitative and quantitative studies have ______.

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similar structure

65
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What is the purpose of a peer review?

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ensuring quality work

66
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What is IMRaD?

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abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
and 
Discussion
67
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Who uses IMRaD?

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both QUAL and QUANT

68
Q

Where would you list a study’s limitations/strengths?

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discussion

69
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Where would you list a study’s brief overview?

70
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Where would you list a study’s research questions?

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introduction

71
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Where would you list a study’s analysis plan and procedure?

72
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Where would you list a study’s tables/figures?

73
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Where would you list a study’s future research/policy need?

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discussion

74
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What would be listed in a QUANTitative results section?

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p value and statistical tests

75
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What would be listed in a QUALitative results section?

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themes and meanings

76
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What is the reading order of a research paper?

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ARMID

  1. abstract
  2. results
  3. methods
  4. intro
  5. discussion

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