INTERVENTION Flashcards
Which study design randomly assigns participants to either an intervention group or a control group?
a. Quasi-experimental design
b. Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
c. Pre-post study
d. Case study
b. Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Your study measures the symptom relief experienced by patients after receiving an intervention. Symptom relief is an example of a:
a. Secondary outcome
b. Qualitative method
c. Primary outcome
d. Pre-intervention measure
c. Primary outcome
A researcher is concerned that funding from a pharmaceutical company might influence the results of a study. This is an example of what ethical concern?
informed consent
Implementation fidelity
Conflict of interest
Participant safety
Conflict of interest
A researcher is using interviews and focus groups to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention. What type of evaluation method is being used?
Qualitative method
In your research, you want to measure customer attitudes towards a product. What is the best method to identify the key concepts to measure?
Choose closed-ended questions
Define the research problem
Identify the constructs
Use a Likert scale
Use a Likert scale
You are conducting a study to evaluate the impact of a new medication on blood pressure. Which type of intervention is this?
Educational intervention
Behavioral intervention
Clinical intervention
Policy intervention
Clinical intervention
Which of the following guidelines is specifically used for reporting randomized controlled trials (RCTs)?
TREND
CONSORT
PRISMA
APA
CONSORT
Which of the following is essential to ensure that the intervention is being implemented exactly as intended in a study?
informed consent
Pre-post study design
Implementation fidelity
Random assignment
Implementation fidelity
Your supervisor points out that one of your questions asks about two different ideas at the same time. This is an example of what kind of question?
Double-barreled question
You decide to pretest your questionnaire before distributing it widely. What is the primary purpose of this step?
To increase sample size
To improve reliability and validity
To define research objectives
To avoid biased questions
To improve reliability and validity
You’ve tested your instrument and found that participants give consistent responses when asked the same questions again later. This indicates good:
Content validity
Test-retest reliability
Predictive validity
Inter-rater reliability
Test-retest reliability
In an intervention study, ensuring that participants are aware of potential risks and benefits is part of:
Implementation fidelity
Informed consent
Randomization
Secondary outcomes
Informed consent
You are designing a survey to measure employee satisfaction. What type of quantitative instrument would be most suitable?
Tests
Observation checklist
Questionnaires
Interview
Questionnaires
You are conducting a study on a new public health policy, but random assignment of participants is not feasible. Which study design is most appropriate?
Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Quasi-experimental design
Pre-post study
Case-control study
Quasi-experimental design
You are asked to create a scale that measures agreement with various statements. Which type of scale would be most appropriate?
Semantic differential scale
Observation checklist
Likert scale
Yes/No questions
Likert scale
