Module 6: The Literature of Health Education/Promotion Flashcards
what is one of the most requested types of information
health information
what four things must health education specialists be able to do regarding health information
- find information
- evaluate the validity of the information source
- disseminate information accurately through appropriate channels
- explain the meaning of information in an understandable manner
define primary sources
written by the person who actually conducted the experiments or observed the events
examples of primary sources
- peer-reviewed journal articles
- research articles written by the researchers (surveys, interviews, observations)
- legislative records
are all articles in a journal peer-reviewed
no
define secondary sources
written by someone who was not present or did not participate as a part of the study team
examples of secondary sources
- reviewing data that you didn’t collect
- journal review articles
- editorials
- non-eyewitness accounts
define tertiary sources
information that has been distilled and collected from primary and secondary sources; compilations of information
examples of tertiary sources
- handbooks
- pamphlets
- fact books
- dictionaries
define popular press publications
written for the general public’s consumption; may include primary or secondary sources
are popular press publications credible
- sometimes
- can be hard to check the credibility
examples of popular press publications
- weekly summary magazines
- monthly magazines
- tabloids
- time news week
- US news
- world report
what are the four types of credible information sources
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary
- popular press publications
what are the four research article types
- quantitative
- qualitative
- systematic review
- meta-analysis
define quantitative
- quantity
- includes numbers
how is quantitative information collected
- surveys, questionaries
- multiple choice questions
- coding responses and analyzing data
how is quantitative data analyzed
- statistical analysis
- SAS or SPSS
define qualitative
- quality
- includes words
how is qualitative information collected
- interviews, focus groups, observations
- open-ended questions
- responses transcribed and themes are identified
define systematic review
- literature review done by systematic means
- key search terms and criteria
- reviewing similar journal articles
- compilation of all literature on one topic
how is a systematic review different form a literature review
- systematic review: uses key terms, look in certain databases/time periods, more specific/thorough/strict
- literature review: reviewing any articles, starting point, broad
define meta analysis
- systematic review but emphasis placed on the statistical analysis
- how good were the methods used
- which articles have the most credibility