evidence based practice

Question 1

what are the three corner stones of evidence based practice

Answer 1

patient values and beliefs, best available evidence and clinical expertise

Question 2

whats the thing about anecdotes

Answer 2

despite being the lowest of the evidence pyramid, anecdotes often have the greatest influence on peoples personal opinions

Question 3

what can happen without good evidence

Answer 3

there is danger of treatments being ineffective, harms may outweigh the benefits
money may be wasted on more expensive treatments which arent necessarily better.

Question 4

what does evidence based practice aim to achieve overall

Answer 4

ensure that the best available care is provided to patients, ensure effective treatments are used, ensure the benefits of any treatments outweigh the harms

Question 5

good evidence is vital otherwise what

Answer 5

ineffective treatments are used, treatments can be given where harms outweigh the benefits, interventions are failed to be provided, new expensive treatments may be no better than the old ones

Question 6

why may it be difficult to communicate evidence

Answer 6

advertisements back dubious claims, endorsemnts by prominent figures, scares and conspiracy theories, The value that people place on individual stories may lead people to ignore objective evidence