Part 2 Flashcards
What is it called when intact groups are separated into subgroups based on prognostic factors?
Stratification
Stratification looks at what?
Other subgroups
What is concealment of group allocation from 1 or more individuals involved in the study?
Blinding
What is it called when 2 roles are blinded?
Double Blind
Who is protected from informed consent?
Prisioners
Orphans
Mentally Ill
What is autonomy?
Respect for participants
What is beneficence?
“Do not harm” (maximize benefit, minimize harm)
What is justice?
Equal distribution of costs and benefits to all participants.
What is the order for the hierarchy of research evidence starting with the top?
- Systematic Review/Metanalysis
- Randomized Control Trial
- Cohort Study
- Case-Control Study
- Case Series
- Case Report
- Editorials and Opinions
- Animal Research and Lab Studies
What is the agreement between examiners evaluating the same patients that can be represented by the % of agreement of paired ratings?
Kappa Statistic
The kappa statistic is used with what?
Dichotomous or Nominal Data (hit or miss)
The kappa statistic is a measurement of what?
Agreement
What is the measure of inter examiner reliability that is for use with continuous variables?
ICC (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient)
The ICC evaluates 2 or more what?
Raters
ICC is used for continuous measure of what?
Agreement
