intro to medical research

Question 1

what is a study

Answer 1

scientific processes of answering a question using data from a population

Question 2

four considerations in the problem solving cycle

Answer 2

designing the study
conducting the study
analysing the study
coming to a conclusion

Question 3

what does PICO stand for when coming up with clinical questions

Answer 3

population
intervention
comparison
outcome

Question 4

anatomy of a scientific paper

Answer 4

title and abstract
intro
methods
results
discussion
conclusions

Question 5

what is the 95% confidence interval

Answer 5

tells us that 95/100, the effect of an intervention will be somewhere within this range
gives a large degree of certainty as to what the effect of an intervention would be in the real world

Question 6

3 important aspects of decision making in heathcare

Answer 6

evidence itself - papers, research, numbers, data
Pt’s themselves - each comes with diff values and preferences
the clinicians judgement - experiences, how they apply evidence etc

Question 7

3 main risks associated with EBM

Answer 7

evidence based paralysis - no evidence
being taken in by recent research - impossible to look at all studies
EBM A-hole - evidence can mean different things to different people