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Practice Questions 4 Flashcards

1
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What is lifetime prevalence?

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Proportion of individuals in population who have ever manifested a disorder who are alive on a given day.

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What is lifetime morbid risk?

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Probability of a person developing a disorder using entire period their life

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Which lifetime calculation includes those deceased?

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Lifetime morbid risk

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For which type of disorders does age-specific incidence rates give approximate lifetime morbird risk?

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Low incidence disorders

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5
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Calculation for attack rate

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Number of cases that develop/number exposed in a cohort (at risk)

i.e. incidence rate following acute exposure

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6
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Who created the filter model/pathways of care

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Goldberg

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7
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What is the infant mortality rate?

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Deaths under 1 year of age

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8
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What type of bias does blinding reduce?

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Measurement

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9
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What is a factorial RCT?

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When 2 or more interventions are compared separetly but also in combination and against a control

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10
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How are screening tools usually evaluated?

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Cross-section studies

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11
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Describe Guttman scalogram

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If you agree to one statement you agree to all statements beneath it. Also known as cumulative scaling.

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12
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What is Guttmann scalogram useful for?

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Hierarchical constructs e.g. political views

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13
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Describe positive skew

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mean>median>mode

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14
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unit of coefficient of variation

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%

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15
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Define coefficient of variation

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the sample standard deviation divided by the sample mean of the data set

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16
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Where are the mean and mode in skewed distributions?

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Mode are always on the shorter side

Mean are always on the longer side

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17
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Calculation for probability of one of two events occurring which are mutually exclusive

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the sum of their probabilities, minus the probability that both will occur

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18
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What is multistage sampling?

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2x sampling events.
Initially, the larger primary units are randomly selected (e.g. municipalities in a country). Later individual units (households) within primary units are randomly selected for measurement

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19
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What is disproportionate stratified random sampling?

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If a subgroup of interest is extremely small, we may also use different sampling fractions (f) within the different strata to randomly over-sample the small group.
Within each stratum, all individuals have an equal chance of being selected for the study.

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20
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What is the target population?

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The group to which we wish to generalize the results of a study.

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21
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What type of error can be caused by repeating test on the same set of data?

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Type 1

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22
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Value of no difference for NNT?

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Infinity

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23
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What is a necessary condition for Validity?

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Reliability

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24
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Values of Cronbach’s alpha

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-infinity to +1

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25
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What does Cronbach’s alpha measure?

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Internal consistency

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26
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When is multiple regression used?

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when we have one dependent (Y) variable and many independent (X) variables.

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27
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Purpose of multiple regression?

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to find an equation that best predicts the Y variable as a linear function of the X variables.

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28
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What type of test is multiple regression?

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Multivariate

Requires parametric data

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29
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What is a prerequisite for regression?

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Correlation

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30
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What value of kappa implies perfect disagreement?

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-1

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31
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What is kappa a measurement of?

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Agreement

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32
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Degrees of freedom for chi square?

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(number of rows-1) X (number of columns-1)

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33
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What does multivariate mean?

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Multiple independent variables

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34
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IV and DV in logistic regression?

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DV: categorical
IV: categorical, continuous or discrete

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35
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What tests can be used for paired data?

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Wilcoxon rank sum
Sign
Paired t test

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36
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What is Wilcoxin used for?

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Non-normal data from large samples

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37
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What does degrees of freedom mean?

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The extent to which a set of observations are ‘free’ to vary

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38
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What test is used to compare two survival curves?

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Log rank test

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39
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What does Cochrans criteria refer to?

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Criteria that must be fulfilled if the chi-square test is to be used for testing statistical significance

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40
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What are Cochrans criteria?

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  1. All expected values in each cell have a frequency count = 1 i.e. non-zero values
    2 At least 80% of total cells must have expected value of = 5
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41
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For which data type ca we use weighted kappa?

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Ordinal

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42
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Assumptions for using ANOVA?

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  1. Parametric distribution
  2. Equal variance amongst tested groups
  3. Independent observations
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43
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IV and DV for ANOVA

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IV: categorical
DV: continuous

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44
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IV and DV for one-way ANOVA

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IV: categorical
DV: continuous

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45
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What must be normally distributed for regression to be used?

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DV

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46
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Calculation for Kappa

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Kappa = Observed agreement beyond chance / Potential agreement beyond chance

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47
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What is the coefficient of determination (R^2)?

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the proportion of the total variation in the dependent variable that is accounted for by the regression model (independent variable)

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48
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What does R^2 close to 1 imply?

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that most of the variability in the dependent variable is explained by the regression model built using the predictors.

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49
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What is repeated measures ANOVA used for?

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to compare paired observations within subjects across multiple groups.

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50
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What is the chi square equivalent for non-parametric data?

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McNemars

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51
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What is the chi square equivalent for paired data?

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McNemars

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52
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What is the type of sampling where every nth member is picked?

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Systematic (non-random)

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53
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What is the name of the graph that is used to identify potential heterogeneity in which effect size is plotted against a measure of precision??

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Galbraith plot

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54
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Level of non-significant difference for mean?

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0

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55
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What is the normally accepted type 1 error rate?

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5% (0.05 aka p value)

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56
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What is the square root of the variance?

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SD

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57
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Which parametric test is used to compare 3 or more groups?

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One-way ANOVA

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58
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IV and DV of logistic regression

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DV: binary
IV: one or more

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59
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IV and DV for multiple linear regression?

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1 DV

2 or more IV

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60
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What does multiple linear regression suggest?

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Several IV together predict single DV

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61
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What is logistic regression used to predict?

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Relationships between binary DV and several IV

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62
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When is logistic regression used?

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If DV is binary

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63
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Calculation for population attributable risk

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It is calculated by multiplying the attributable risk by the prevalence of exposure to the risk factor, and can be expressed by the formula PAR = Attributable risk X Proportion of population exposed.

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64
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What is attributable risk?

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Attributable risk is the difference in risk between the exposed and the non-exposed.

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65
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Calculation for population attributable fraction?

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PAF = Pe(RR - 1)/(1 + (Pe(RR - 1))), where Pe is the proportion of the population exposed to the factor and RR is the unadjusted relative risk of the outcome

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66
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What is the attributable risk?

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Risk value attributable to exposure is the attributable risk.

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67
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How does one calculate the attributable risk?

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. It is derived from obtaining the difference between control and experimental event rate.

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68
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Calculation for PAR?

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It is derived from multiplying ARR from a study data with the proportion of a population that is exposed.

PAR = ARR X proportion of population exposed.

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69
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In which type of study is OR used?

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Case control

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70
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What is incidence density sampling?

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It involves matching each case to a set of individuals (usually >1) that are at risk of the exposure at the time of case occurrence.

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71
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What is needed in a study if the prevalence of a condition is low?

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Larger sample size

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72
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What happens to sensitivity and specificity when two tests are used in sequence?

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Loss in sensitivity

Gain in specificity

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73
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What happens to sensitivity and specificity if two tests are used in tandem?

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Gain in sensitivity

Loss of specificity

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74
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What leads to high false positives?

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Low-cut off

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75
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What happens if there is a high cut off for a disease?

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Increased sensitivity
Decreased specificity
More false positives

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76
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What two things affect the predictive value?

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Prevalence

If disease is rare - specificity

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77
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When do you want to avoid false negatives?

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Deadly disease that has curative treatment i.e. can be treated early

78
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Calculation for post-test odds?

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LR x pre-test odds

79
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What does 1-specificity refer to?

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False positive rate

80
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Y axis of Kaplan-Meier curve?

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Proportion of those who have not achieved the outcome of interest

81
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What is the hazard function?

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the conditional probability of dying at time t having survived to that time.

82
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What can log rank test allow us to do?

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Assess influence of categorical variable on survival

83
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What to use if we want to assess influence of continuous variable on survival?

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Hazards/cox regression

84
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What tests are used for survival?

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Cox regression

Log-rank (categorical data)

85
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What is the ‘hazard’ in Kaplan Meier curves/cox regression?

86
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What is power?

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Ability to detect true difference if it exists

87
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What affects power?

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Sample size
Effect size being tested
Variability (SD)

88
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What is a surrogate outcome?

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Any outcome that is easily measurable but used as a proxy for the actual primary outcome of direct benefit to patients.

89
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What is a composite endpoint?

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Composite end points (CEPs) capture the number of patients experiencing any one of several adverse events— e.g. death, MI, or hospitalization—as a primary study endpoint.

90
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Reason to use composite endpoint?

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to decrease the necessary sample size and duration of follow-up.
Uncertainty about single best outcome measure.

91
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Calculation for RRR

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1 - (EER/CER)

92
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Unit of RRR

93
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What does RRR describe?

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Reduction in events as a %

94
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What does ARR describe?

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Reduction in people affected by the event i.e. size of the effect

95
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What happens to power if cluster sampling is used?

A

It is reduced

96
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What is used instead of sample size in cluster sampling?

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Effective sample size

97
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What is used to calculate effective sample size?

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Variance inflation factor/design effect derived from intracluster coefficient

98
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What is intracluster correlation?

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Proportion of total variability of outcome measure attributed to between-cluster variability

99
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What does high intracluster correlation suggest?

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All of the variability is due to between-cluster differences and responses within a cluster are highly correlated.

100
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How would you calculate CI using ARR?

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Higher limit NNT = 1/lower limit of ARR

Lower limit of NNT = 1/higher limit of ARR

101
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Another name for a forest plot?

A

Blobbogram

102
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Name a measure of effect size

103
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What can be used to detect publication bias?

A

Funnel plot
Failsafe N
Galbraith plot
Comparing published vs unpublished data

104
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Calculation for accuracy

A

Add the two sets of true observations - true positive and true negative then divide by total sample size

105
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Define accuracy

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The proportion of the sample that was correctly classified using the screening test.

106
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Calculation of attributable risk proportion

A

Incidence/incidence in exposed or

AR/EER

107
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Calculation for PAR

A

attributable risk x prevalence of exposure in the population

108
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Calculation for attributable risk percentage

A

AR/EER x 100

109
Q

Which study design is best for rare diseases?

A

Case-control

110
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Which study design can be used to study multiple risk factors?

A

Case-control

111
Q

In which type of study can incidence be calculated?

112
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Difference between confounder and effect modifier?

A

a confounder distorts the relationship and produces an incorrect result.

effect modifier is a third factor that affects the magnitude of the cause-effect relationship.

113
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If crude risk differs from adjusted risk, what can one conclude?

A

the stratified factor is a confounder.

114
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If the relative risk of one stratum is different from other strata (subgroups) what can one conclude?

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then we can call the factor an effect modifier.

115
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Difference between cost minimisation and cost benefits?

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Cost minimisation: both scales looking at same outcome so both can be changed to monetary values

Cost benefit: between two outcomes with different scales which are represented in monetary terms

116
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In which economic analysis are the outcomes assumed to be equal and therefore only comparative cost is assessed?

A

Cost minimisation

117
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Does the denominator for incidence rate include those who already have the illness?

118
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What is the attack rate?

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number of cases that develop divided by number exposed in a cohort (at risk). It is simply an incidence rate following an acute exposure.

119
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What type of bias does blinding aim to reduce?

A

Measurement bias

120
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What is it called when 2+ raters are used to analyse the data of Qualitative studies?

A

Triangulation

121
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What is sequential RCT?

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the participants are recruited into each group until the investigators can clearly determine the difference or lack of difference between the groups. The sample size is not fixed a priori, and the analysis is regularly done , and the trial is stopped by a stopping rule, leading to a lower cost associated with the trial.

122
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What is intensity sampling?

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Specifically picking a subject who is an expert in the topic

123
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What type of brain damage leads to working memory deficits?

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Damage to genu of corpus callosum

124
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Risk fo Downs in someone who is 35 (mother)

125
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Risk of Downs in a 25 year old mother

126
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Risk of Downs if mother is 40

127
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Risk of Downs if mother is 49

128
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Which therapy uses hypothetical and circumscribed questions?

A

Psychodynamic

129
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Difference between Tourettes and Chronic tic disorder?

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In chronic tic disorder you have either motor OR vocal tics - not both

130
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Which MH problem is most common in Autism?

A

Social Anxiety

131
Q

1st line medication for ADHD in adults

A

Methylphenidate

132
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Which depot requires monitoring for 2 hours post-injection?

A

Olanzapine

133
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Early signs of opiate withdrawal?

A

agitation, anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, yawning.

134
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Late sx of opiate withdrawl?

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abdominal cramping, diarrhoea, dilated pupils, goose bumps, nausea, vomiting.

135
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Which cognitive deficits are most often found in those with schizophrenia?

A

Working memory

136
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Which antipsychotic (2nd gen) can cause dysphagia in those with LD?

A

Olanzapine

137
Q

Best benzo to treat DT if cirrhosis?

138
Q

Difference between methadone and buphrenorphine

A

Methadone doesnt have a ceiling effect, buprenorphine does

Methadone is best for patients dependent on high doses of opioids

139
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Most common parkinsonian sx secondary to antipsychotics?

A

Clasp knife rigidity
Rigidity
Bradykinesia

140
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Which family therapy gives homework assignments?

141
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Which rec drug can cause UC?

142
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What medications can cause false positive for amphetamines?

A 
Amantadine
Penicillin
Bupropion
Ephedrine
Phenothiazines
Ranitidine
Selegiline
Trazodone
Methylphenidate
Phenylphrine
143
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What drug causes false positive for benzos?

A

Sertraline

144
Q

What drugs cause false positive for Cannabis?

A

NSAIDs

PPIs

145
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What drug causes false positivies for cocaine?

A

Topical anaesthetics

146
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What drugs cause false positives for opioids?

A

Codeine & preparations e.g. cough mixture
Tonic water
Poppy seeds
Verapamil

147
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Prevalence of dystonia

148
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Prevalence of pseudo-parkinsonism

149
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Prevalence of akathisia

150
Q

Prevalence of tardive dyskinesia

151
Q

First chocie options for refractory depression

A 
Add Lithium
Add T3
ECT
Combined use of olanzapine and fluoxetine
Add quetiapine to SSRI/SNRI
Add risperidone
Add aripiprazole
Bupropion & SSRI
SSRI & Venlafaxine/Mirtazapine/Mianserin
152
Q

Average suicide rate for the England

A

1 in 10,000

153
Q

Average suicide rate for mental health service users in England

154
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Which medication is licensed for ADHD in adults?

A

Atomoxetine only

155
Q

Incidence of puerpural psychosis?

156
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Calculation for RRR?

157
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Calculation for ARR?

A

PEER (patient expected event rate) or CER x RRR

158
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What is the non-parametric equivalent of ANOVA?

A

Kurskal-Wallis

159
Q

What is the non-parametric equivalent of repeated measures ANOVA?

A

Friedman test

160
Q

Which test compares two different interventions with two different clinical outcomes in terms of money?

A

Cost benefit

161
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What reliability is a measure of internal consistency of a test?

A

Split half reliability

162
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Define SEM

A

Dispersion of sample mean aorund true mean

163
Q

Risks to babies of mothers on Lithium during pregnancy

A 
Ebsteins Anomaly
ASD
VSD
Neonatal goiter
Hypotonia
Lethargy
Cardiac arrhythmias
164
Q

Risk of septal heart defects in babies of mothers on citalopram?

A

2-2.5 fold increase

165
Q

Risk of PPH in babies of mothers on citalopram?

A

6 times greater

166
Q

Which ethnicity lacks one copy of functional CYP2D6?

A

East Asians

167
Q

Which disorders have low cortisol?

A

CFS
PTSD
Fibromyalgia

168
Q

Which meds increase lamotrigine levels?

169
Q

Which meds decrease lamotrigine levels?

A

Oral contraceptives

Carbamazepine

170
Q

Which antipsychotic can cause myoclonic seizures?

A

Olanzapine

171
Q

Which age suggests good prognosis of anorexia?

A

Younger age

172
Q

1st line medication for kids with OCD

A

Sertraline

173
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How many children with depression later manifest bipolar?

174
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How many <65 have FTD?

175
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Which heroin replacement therapy is recommended for women breast-feeding?

176
Q

During what time following cessation of alcohol is risk of seizure highest?

A

First 24 hours

177
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Prevalence of depression among patients with alcohol dependence?

178
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What % of men in the UK drink above weekly limit?

179
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What % of women in the UK drink above the weekly limit?

180
Q

Prevalence of hazardous drinking in men

181
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Prevalence of hazardous drinking in women

182
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Which age group in women have highest level of drinking?

A

16-19 (32%)

183
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Which age group in men have highest level of drinking?

A

20-24 (62%)

184
Q

How is total alcohol consumption expressed?

A

By per capita consumption figures for people >15 years

It is the average amount of pure alcohol in litres consumed in 1 year

185
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How many adults in the UK smoke cannabis?

186
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How many cannabis users are <24?

187
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How many school children have used cannabis in the last year?

188
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What is proportionate mortality rate?

A

Ratio between deaths due to specific cause and total deaths in population

189
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What is case fatality rate?

A

Number of deaths due to a disease and number of people affected by a disease

190
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What does I^2 value tell us?

A

% of variability in effect estimates that is due to heterogeneity

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