Evidence based medicine

Question 1

What’s a systematic review

Answer 1

A systematic review attempts to collate all empirical evidence that fits pre-specified eligibility criteria in order to answer a specific research question

Question 2

Key characteristics of a systematic review

Answer 2

-a clearly stated set of objectives with pre-defined eligibility criteria for studies;

an explicit, reproducible methodology;

a systematic search that attempts to identify all studies that would meet the eligibility criteria;

an assessment of the validity of the findings of the included studies, for example through the assessment of risk of bias;

a systematic presentation, and synthesis, of the characteristics and findings of the included studies.

Question 3

What are meta-analyses

Answer 3

Use of statistical methods to summarize the results of independent studies

Question 4

definition of evidence based medicine

Answer 4

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the process of systematically reviewing, appraising and using clinical research findings to aid the delivery of optimum clinical care to patients.

Question 5

How do you formulate a question to research

Answer 5

Use PICO format

Question 6

What is the PICO format

Answer 6

you should consider;

• Person or population in question
• the Intervention given
• the Comparison
• the Outcomes considered