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 all scientific research papers include?
Title
abstract
introduction
materials/methods
results
discussion/conclusion
conflicts of interest
acknowledgements
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 should the introduction of a research paper include?
-Study background
-Study’s purpose, objectives, hypothesis, and relevance
-References
What is the materials/method part of a research paper?
-Study design information
-How researcher conducted study
-Enough information that study can be replicated
What are the steps to writing a scientific research paper?
-Formulate idea/conduct research
-Write first draft
-Edit
-Avoid plagiarism
-Revise and proofread
What is a review paper/article wrote about?
Other articles and does not report original research of its own
What are the steps to writing a review paper/article?
- Ask research question
- Search the literature
- Select the studies
- Appraise the studies
- Extract the data
- Summarize the data
How many words should an abstract have?
200-300
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
What are the three rings to evidence based decision making?
-Best current scientific evidence
-Clinical expertise
-Patient’s values and preferences
