Module 11- Evidence Based Research Flashcards

1
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What is the purpose of Evidence-Based Research?

A

to answer clinical questions quickly and efficiently

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2
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Evidence-based dentistry is a formalized approach to ______ ________ where we use _______ evidence to make decisions about ________

A

clinic care
scientific
clinical treatment

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3
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What are the 2 fundamental principles of evidence-based practice?

A

evidence alone isn’t sufficient

a hierarch of evidence guides decision making

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4
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What is step 1 in the scientific method?

A

Determine clinical issue

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5
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What is step 2 in the scientific method?

A

Develop research question

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6
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What is step 3 in the scientific method?

A

Search for evidence: Literature review

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7
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What is step 4 in the scientific method?

A

Analyze evidence

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8
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What is step 5 in the scientific method?

A

Apply evidence

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9
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wWhat is step 6 in the scientific method?

A

Evaluate outcomes

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10
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In order to determine the clinical issue of the patient you need to?

A

ask the right questions

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11
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What are the 4 parts of a good researchable question?

A

P- Pt. problem or population
I- Intervention
C- Comparison
O- Outcome

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12
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P in PICO stands for ________________ and has to do with the most important ________ of the pt. or population?

A

PT. problem or population problem

characteristics

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13
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I- in PICO stands for __________ and has to do with what __________ ?

A

Intervention

are YOU going to do

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14
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C in PICO stands for ___________ and deals with?

A

Comparison

Comparing different methods that have been done before

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15
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O in PICO stands for ___________ and deals with?

A

Outcome

Hypothesis You expect to see

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16
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You have to analyze the evidence to found in order to test the _________ of the information?

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validity- closeness to the truth/how valid they are to answering your question

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17
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_______ are only good as background resources because they get outdated quickly

A

textbooks

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18
Q

What type of articles are the best to use?

A

Scholarly Peer Reviewed Journals

19
Q

What are the 2 types of research approaches?

A

Qualitative

Quantitative

20
Q

Quantitative results are reported in ________

A

numbers

21
Q

Qualtitative results are reported in _______

A

narrative form

22
Q

What research type asks “how often”, “to what extent” something occurs?

A

Descriptive

23
Q

Descriptive research helps identify ________ that can be further explored

A

relationships

24
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What type of research looks at the relationship between two or more variables

A

Correlational

25
Q

What type of research looks at “does A cause B” and has manipulated variables?

A

Experimental

26
Q

What is the highest level of research evidence used

A

Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews

27
Q

What is the most rigourous clinical study performed

A

Randomized Controlled Double-Blind

28
Q

What is the lowest level of research evidence used?

A

Animal and in vitro research

29
Q

The ________ group of an experimental study recieves the treatment while the ________ group doesn’t?

A

experimental

control

30
Q

What provdes a theoretical foundation for applied research?

A

basic research

31
Q

Basic research doesn’t give regard to ______ but is research for the sake of ________

A

application

knowledge

32
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_________ statistics deals with the mean, median, mode etc.

A

Inferrential

33
Q

Mean is calculated how?

A

add up all numbers and divide by number of numbers/participants

34
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Median is calculated how?

A

middle number

* have to place numbers in value order

35
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Mode is calculated how?

A

finding which number/value occurs most often

36
Q

Define a null hypothesis

A

no statistical difference between items

37
Q

A __________ hypothesis states an opinion or prediction of theresearcher.
ie: A will be better than B

A

positive

38
Q

The _______ _____ informs the researcher as to the validity of the hypothesis?

A

Statistical Significance

39
Q

The p-value is what?

A

statistical significance

40
Q

If p > .05 you should _______ the hypothesis

A

reject

41
Q

“N’ represents the ____ _______ while “n” reprents the _________

A

entire population

sample of the entire population

42
Q

R values represent?

A

coefficient of correlation

43
Q

ANOVA stands for

A

analysis of Variance