Quiz Flashcards
What does the acronym PICO stand for?
P: Population and Problem
I: Intervention
C: Comparison or Control
O: Outcome
Name the 3 key characteristics in quantitative research
- Process is deductible
- Data is numeric
- Pre-specified methods are used
Name the 4 key objectives of quantitative research
- To predict
- To compare
- To describe
- To evaluate
What does the acronym SPIDER stand for?
S: Sample PI: Phenomenon of Interest D: Design E: Evaluation R: Research Type
What is the definition of internal validity?
Level to which independent variable caused the outcome of the study. In other words, is your outcome actually measuring what was intended to measure?
Name the 5 Steps of EBM
- Ask a clinical question
- Acquire the best evidence
- Appraise the evidence
- Apply the evidence
- Assess your performance
Why is ethics so important?
To protect research participants from harm: Physical, psychological.
In accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Moral responsibility of researchers. Insurance for researchers.
Explain what is beneficence for ethics
The intention of a study: to do good, and not waste the participants time. The rights of the individual > the greater good.
Give 3 examples of bias
Researchers Bias:
- Components of the environment and/or setting.
- Individual participants and/or sample.
- How groups were formed.
Measurement tools:
- Data collection process.
- Data and duration of study.
- Statistical tests and analysis interpretation.
Name the 6 basic principals of ethics
- Autonomy
- Non-Maleficence
- Beneficence
- Justice
- Confidentiality
- Dissipation of knowledge
Name the 3 boolean operators you can use while doing a PUBMED search
- AND
- OR
- NOT
TRUE/FALSE. Patients are always allowed to withdraw from a trial except during the first 48h after signing informed consent.
False
TRUE/FALSE. The acronym SPIDER is used for defining keywords in mixed methods research.
True.
TRUE/FALSE. In qualitative research, the purpose is a deep understanding of a phenomenon.
True.
TRUE/FALSE. External validity refers to weather the results of a study can be extra-polated to other populations than the ones that were studied.
True.
TRUE/FALSE. Efficacy refers to the extent to which an intervention produces a beneficial outcome under day to day circumstances.
False.
TRUE/FALSE. Efficiency refers to the extent to which the balance between input (costs) and outputs (outcomes) on interventions represents value for money.
True.
TRUE/FALSE. Effectiveness refers to extent to which intervention produces beneficial outcomes under ideally controlled/laboratory circumstances.
False.
TRUE/FALSE. In the hierarchy of scientific evidence, Systematic review are ranked higher than Randomized control trial.
True.