MCQ Test Flashcards
EBP
Integrating individual clinical expertise and the best external evidence from systematic research
It is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients
What 3 sources does EBP combine info from?
1) clinical expertise
2) research evidence
3) patient values
Purpose of EBP?
- improve quality, effectiveness, appropriateness of clinical practice
- reduce variation in practice patterns which can be a result of geographical differences or gaps between current knowledge and its application to care
- share decision making with patients
- provide framework, self-directed learning crucial for continued provision of quality care
2 most common barriers to implementation of EBP in allied health
1) practical = time and resource restrictions, ability to access, analyse and interpret relevant evidence. As well as institutional support to implement evidence into practice
2) knowledge = practitioners understanding of research concepts which allow them to be proficient consumers of research
What is the importance of patient values?
Treating the patient as an individual and respecting their perspective
- cultural
- personal
The term evidence based practice was coined by?
Gordon guyatt
David sackett
What is the EBP process? (5 A’s)
- ACCESS the patient/situation
- ASK an answerable clinical question (PICO)
- ACQUIRE the evidence
- APPRAISE the evidence
- APPLY the evidence
What are the key elements of quality health care?
- Safe
- Effective
- Patient centred
- Timely
- Efficient
- Equitable
Define quantitative research:
- Used when something needs to be measured
- formal, objective and systematic process in which numerical data are utilised to obtain information about the world
- ## numbers, proportions and statistics
Define qualitative research:
- When something needs to be explored and described
- descriptions through interviews, observation focus groups
- not necessarily generalisable
Difference between purpose of quantitative and qualitative research?
Quan = to determine cause and effect
Qual = to describe a phenomena
Describe how the hypothesis fits in with both quan and qual research
Quan = stated before start of research process
..DEDUCTIVE …to test a theory
Qual = developed during research process
..INDUCTIVE …to generate a theory
Use of variables in quan and qual research?
Quan = all variables are controlled
Qual = there are no variables, purely interested in the naturally occur in phenomenon
What does PICO stand for?
P = patient/problem I = intervention C = comparison intervention O = outcomes
Describe descriptive studies:
- Quantitative
- Often start of research process after someone notices something unusual
- surveys, case reportings
- CANNOT establish casual relationships