Quiz 2 Flashcards
What databases are recommended to be used for the most relevant, valid, and reliable health research?
PubMed
TRIP
Cochrane Library
What is the user friendly database option for novice clinicians?
Google Scholar
What must you do to a source to be sure you are getting the most reliable information?
Appraise
What are the key items in a webpage to guide you for the most reliable information?
.gov
.org
Last updated
Attributed authors
References
What should the title of a research paper include/do?
-Contain pertinent information to topic
-Clear and informative
-Catch readers eye
What should the abstract of a research paper be?
Short summary of the work
What part of the research paper is this?
-Study background
-Study’s purpose, objectives, hypothesis, and relevance
-References
Introduction
What part of the research paper is this?
-Study design information
-How researcher conducted study
-Enough information that study can be replicated
Method/Materials
What is a review paper/article wrote about?
Other articles and does not report original research of its own
Describe important results from recent primary literature articles and explain how those results shape our current understanding of the topic
Body of the review
the extent to which a study measures what it is intended to measure
Validity
the extent to which a method of measurement repeatedly and consistently produces the same outcome or results performed under identical conditions
Reliability
using an explorer to measure pocket depths
Reliable but not valid
degree to which outcomes of the study can be attributed to the interventions
Internal validity
degree to which findings can be generalized back to the population in which the study was derived
External validity
the likelihood that an intervention had an effect and did not occur by chance
Statistical significance
What is the P-level often set at?
<0.5
When is the null hypothesis rejected making the results statistically significant?
If p-level is less than 0.5
not based on comparison of numbers, describes the practical value of a treatment
Clinical significance
Process of evaluating the trustworthiness and relevance of a resource
Appraisal
Why is appraisal necessary?
-best scientific evidence
-clinician’s skill, judgment, experience
-consideration of patient’s needs
-preference, values, beliefs
Studies should not be
excluded in the appraisal
process strictly based on not
having statistically significant
results. Instead, their _______ _______ should be considered.
clinical relevance
Who defines EBD?
ADA - American dental association
What alone is never sufficient to make a clinical decision?
Evidence
- Translating the clinical question into a well-
formulated searchable question format - Searching for the best evidence to answer this
question - Critically appraising the evidence and applying
it to the particular clinical scenario
The process of EBD
Helps determine the type of evidence and information required to solve the problem and to measure the effectiveness of the intervention
PICO
How can limiting the results to a search question be done?
Use filters
What should be done if i’m not getting enough results from my search?
Change terms
