EBP & Research

Question 1

What are the 4 forces that help generate a research idea?

Answer 1

1. Unexpected observations
2. Building on prior knowledge
3. Shifts in thinking or present knowledge
4. Response to concerns or issues

Question 2

What is the definition of EBP?

Answer 2

EBP is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care for individual patients/populations

Question 3

What is the EBP triangle what ensures best practice?

Answer 3

Clinical experience, research evidence and patient preference

Question 4

What are the 5 steps involved in the ‘Research Process’?

Answer 4

1. Development of an answerable question
2. Locate ‘best evidence’
3. Appraise the evidence
4. Implement procedures and collect data
5. Evaluate effectiveness

Question 5

What are the 5 steps involves in the ‘EBP Process’?

Answer 5

1. Development of an answerable question
2. Locate ‘best evidence’
3. Appraise the evidence
4. Integrate and implement evidence
5. Evaluate effectiveness

Question 6

What are the 3 types of research questions and what are the approaches for each? What are some design examples for each?

Answer 6

Exploratory - Qualitative (interviews, focus groups)
Descriptive - Qualitative & Quantitative (questionnaires, surveys)
Explanatory - Quantitative (experiments, RCT’s)

Question 7

What is the acronym used to help generate a research question?

Answer 7

P - population/problem
I - intervention
C - comparison
O - outcome
T - time

Question 8

What is the definition of research?

Answer 8

Research is the systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems.

Question 9

What are characteristics of good evidence?

Answer 9

1. Up to date
2. Objective
3. Peer-reviewed
4. Relevant
5. Intelligible

Question 10

Briefly describe indictive reasoning vs deductive reasoning?

Answer 10

Inductive - Starts with specific facts or data > moves to a general statement or conclusion
Deductive - Starts from a general statement > moves to a more specific statement