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1
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Internal validity

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  • the degree of confidence a researcher has that the changes observed in the dependent variable are because of the independent variable
  • degree to which study outcomes can be explained by differences in assigned intervention
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External validity

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Refers to the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other settings/larger population

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Causality

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The outcome is the result of the treatment

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4
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What are the 9 criteria for casual relationships

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Temporality
Strength
Biological gradient
Consistency
Specificity
Plausibility
Coherence
Analogy
Experiment

(ACCEPTS Some Bitches)

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What is meant by temporality

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Cause occurs before the outcome

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What is meant by strength

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Plausibility of causation increases with the strength of the relationship

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What is meant by biological gradient

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Linear relationship like a dose response is observed

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What is meant by consistency

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Casual relationship exists in different settings

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What is meant by specificity

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One to one relationship between cause and effect

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10
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What is meant by plausibility

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Reasonable biological explanation

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What is meant by coherence

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Explained by existing knowledge

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12
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What are descriptive studies

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Describe/summarize info without making any casual inferences

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12
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What is meant by experiment

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Evidence that cause is controlled by the researcher

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What is meant by analogy

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Effect is similar to accepted phenomena

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13
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What is the purpose of a study

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  • to describe a phenomena
  • provide casual interpretation of existing phenomenon
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What are the 5 Ws of descriptive studies

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Who (demographic)
What (case definition)
Why (clues about casual mechanism)
When (time period)
Where (place of occurrence)
So What (significance)

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15
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What are analytical studies

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  • aimed at understanding casual mechanism
  • can involve both experimental and observational designs
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16
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What is common in basic research

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Experimental designs

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17
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What is seen in clinical research

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Both experimental and observational designs

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18
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What is most commonly used in experimental design

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Randomized controlled trials (RCT)

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What are the two essential elements of randomized controlled trials

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Randomization and prospective

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19
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What is the gold standard in evaluating safety and efficacy of an intervention

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Randomized controlled trials (RCT)

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What is the independent variable

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Exposure of interest, like medication or intervention

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20
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What types of data can be utilized in observational studies

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  • primary data (interviews, surveys)
  • secondary data (medical charts)
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What is a limitation of RCTs

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Restricted external validity; may not be generalizable to real world settings

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21
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What is the key element of observational studies

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Non-randomization of independent variable

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22
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What can case reports lead to

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Generation of a hypothesis

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22
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What does a case report involve

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A study of a single case of a new disease of manifestation

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22
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When are cross sectional studies inappropriate to be used

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To study causality

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22
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How is a cross sectional study conducted

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Exposure and outcome are measured at the same point in time

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23
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Where are case and controls identified from in case-control studies

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From the same source population

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24
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When are cross sectional studies inappropriate to be used

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To study causality

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25
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What is the design of choice to study a rare outcome and when there is a long latency period

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Case control studies

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How are cohort studies conducted

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Follow exposed and unexposed over a period until development of outcome

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27
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How are the groups defined in cohort studies

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Exposure status (exposed vs unexposed)

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What does a cohort study provide a measure of

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Relative risk

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29
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What is a retrospective (historic) cohort study

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Uses previously collected data

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29
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What is a prospective cohort study

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Groups followed in the future

29
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What is a limitation of cohort studies

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No randomization, so vulnerable to selection bias

30
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What is quantitative data

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Numerical or countable information

31
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What is qualitative data

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Words or textual information

32
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What are primary methods

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  • collects data specifically for the research question
  • surveys and observations
33
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What are secondary methods

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  • data that was collected for a different purpose
  • medical charts and medical claims
34
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What guides the choice of data collection method

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  • research question
  • population of interest
  • availability and feasibility of method
  • cost
35
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What are the strengths of secondary methods

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  • easier to conduct
  • less costly
36
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What are the weaknesses of secondary methods

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  • may not include needed variables
  • difficult to interpret (may lack info)
37
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What are the strengths of primary methods

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Data collected fits need of study and can be tailored

38
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What are the weaknesses of primary methods

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Resource intensive (cost, time)

38
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What is reliability

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Consistency and reproducibility of a given result

39
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What is validity

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  • extent to which it measures what is intended
  • degree to which findings represent the truth
40
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What are the strengths of open ended questions

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Provides flexibility to patient

41
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What are the weaknesses of open ended question

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  • unsuitable for statistical analysis
  • challenging
  • time consuming
42
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What are the strengths of close ended questions

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  • provides specific set of responses
  • easy to code and use in statistical analysis
43
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What is an unobtrusive observation

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Participant is unaware of the observer

43
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What are the weaknesses of close ended questions

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Limits option choices

44
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What is an obtrusive observation

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Participant is aware that he/she is being observed

45
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What is the:
- strongest type of primary study
- most common type of trial used to determine efficacy
- required by the FDA
?

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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)

46
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What are RCTs referred to as

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Phase III studies or pivotal trials

47
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What does bias refer to

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Systematic errors

48
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What threatens the internal validity of a study the most

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Biases

49
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What is the purpose of including a control group

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Strengthening internal validity

50
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How do you get selection bias

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Preferential enrollment

51
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When is selection bias the most problematic

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Retrospective trials or in observational designs

52
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What is the most effective way to reduce selection bias

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Randomization

53
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What is the Hawthorne effect

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Subjects modify their behavior because of the fact that they are being studied or observed

54
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What is the placebo effect

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Leads to favorable response because patients believe it should work

55
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What is the best way to minimize the Hawthorne and placebo effect

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Control group and blind participants

56
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What is history bias

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External events (death of family, loss of job) that occur during the course of the study that can alter the outcome

57
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What is maturation bias

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Normal changes in study participants over time

58
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What is maturation bias

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Normal changes in study participants over time

59
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What is attrition bias

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  • differential dropout of patients in treatment and control groups
  • controlled by enrolling more patients
60
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What is testing bias and how is it minimized

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  • improvements that can occur by repeated testing
  • participant may alter behaviors because of monitoring
  • minimized by having consistent assessment methods by unbiased investigators or use control group that is similarly influenced
61
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What is regression to the mean and how is it minimized

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  • initial measurements of a variable are extremely different from population mean, but subsequent measurements are closer to the average
  • avoid extreme groups and use control drugs
62
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(IRAT Q): a scientific study designed to test a medical intervention in humans is known as

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A clinical trial

62
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(IRAT Q): Case reports are effective in

A

Generating a hypothesis

63
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(IRAT Q): Cohort studies mirror the clinical trial design in the following way

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They start with groups exposed and unexposed

64
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(IRAT Q): Which research deals with the areas of inquiry like pharmacology, med chem, pharmaceutics

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Applied

64
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(IRAT Q): Which of the following is NOT an objective of case reports

  • disease identification
  • adverse reaction reporting
  • quality assurance
  • medication efficacy testing
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Medication efficacy testing

65
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(IRAT Q): _____ refers to the collection of information based on human experience

A

Empiricism

66
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(IRAT Q): Which is considered to be the gold standard in evaluating the safety and efficacy of an intervention

A

Randomized clinical trials

67
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(IRAT Q): Equitable selection is based on which ethical principle

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Justice, because the risks of research should be shared equally

68
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(IRAT Q): Which of the following other observational study designs observe study participants at only one point in time

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Cross-sectional study design

69
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(IRAT Q): Which of the following are true regarding consent for the publication of a case report

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If a patient has passed away, next of kin should be contacted for consent

70
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(IRAT Q): ______ reflects the extent to which the clinical outcome of interest (dependent variable) in a study is caused by the treatment (independent variable)

A

Internal validity

71
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(IRAT Q): The ____ of an event is calculated as a ratio between two incidence proportions or two incidence rates

A

Relative risk

72
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(IRAT Q): Which of the following is included in evidence based medicine

Research evidence
Clinical expertise
Patient values

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All of these are correct

73
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(IRAT Q): At what point of the drug development process does a patient request a developmental drug as part of the “right to try” act

A

After phase I trials

74
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(IRAT Q): A study’s ____ measures the capacity to detect a difference in the study groups if a true difference exists

A

Power

74
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(IRAT Q): Which study design is universally superior to other study designs

A

None

75
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(IRAT Q): Which of the following sampling strategies has the best possibility to result in a representative sample of participants from a source population

  • Convenience sampling
  • Purposive sampling
  • Random sampling
  • Both convenience and random sampling
A

Random sampling

76
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In what phase of clinical trials does the evaluation of safety data take place

A

Phase I
Phase II
Phase III

77
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(IRAT Q): If a figure or table is included in a case report, which of the following is correct

A

A table or figure should be able to stand on its own

78
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(IRAT Q): A major difference between a case series and case report is

A

Sample size

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