Quiz Content Flashcards
All health care in Australia is good quality and is routinely underpinned by elements of quality?
False
Key elements of quality health care include?
Safety
Effectiveness
Equity
Patient centeredness
Timeliness
Efficiency
The term Evidence Based Practice was coined by?
Gordon Guyatt
David Sackett
Respecting patients’ morals, values and beliefs is an integral component of evidence-based practice?
True
The purpose of evidence-based practice is to?
Share decision-making with patients
For evidence-based practice to work, it is all about research evidence?
False
Qualitative research assumes that there is an objective reality which can be observed and measured in a quantifiable manner?
False
If your clinical/review question is about the effectiveness of a treatment when compared to another, then the research paradigm you are interested in is quantitative?
True
Which of the following is a misconception about evidence-based practice?
EBP is a cost cutting tool
There are no limitations to evidence-based practice as it is considered to address all the challenges associated with health care in Australia today?
False
Evidence which comes from opinions, including that of experts, is generally not considered to be of value in evidence-based practice. Why is that the case?
Opinions are merely thoughts without robust research Subjective and hence changeable
Doesn’t have any methods unlike primary and secondary research
Which of the research paradigm has its focus on prediction and control?
Quantitative
Which of the following is NOT a reason to consider patient values as part of evidence-based practice?
It will help to bring more patients to your clinic
When reading a research study which described the signs and symptoms of Monkey Pox, you come across data presented using the alphabet “n”. The alphabet “n” in this research denotes?
The number of people who participated in this study
The Cochrane Library could be a good source of research evidence because of?
It includes several secondary research evidence
The research included in the Cochrane Library is methodologically robust
It is freely available and is open access to all Australians
When an outcome or case is rare, the ideal research design of choice to investigate it will be?
Case-control
When you are searching for evidence, the best person to help you find it is?
Your librarian
Which of the following is NOT a source of grey literature?
EMBASE
Which of the following is NOT strength of cross-sectional research design?
Can establish causality
Which of the following research design helps to measure of the risk of developing some new condition within a specified period of time?
Longitudinal cohort
The concept of test-retest reliability relates to?
Reliability of the instrument across time
When determining the diagnostic accuracy of a test, you want the values for sensitivity and specificity to be?
As close to 1 as possible
In a research study which investigated effectiveness of bone broth for treating migraine, a Number Needed to Treat (NNT) value of 99 was derived. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of NNT?
For every 99 people who used bone broth, 1 case of migraine was avoided
In hypothesis testing, the starting point is null hypothesis, and the alternative hypothesis is the researcher’s hypothesis?
True
The default significance level (alpha) in allied health research is?
5%
In hypothesis testing, the p value is set before the conduct of the research, while the alpha is derived after the conduct of the research?
False
If the sample size remains the same, as the level of confidence increase, the width of the confidence interval also increases?
True
When interpreting confidence intervals, which of the following should NOT be used in its interpretation?
Chance
P values tells us the range of possible effects for the population and as health professionals we can use this information to weigh the benefits with value for time, money, and resources?
False
While chance cannot be eliminated, it can be minimised by having?
Adequate sample size
Having a control group which receives no intervention at all helps to avoid which bias?
Maturation bias
Your choice of a hierarchy of evidence is dependent on which of the following?
Your clinical/review question
A Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) of 0.9 indicates?
A strong positive linear association
Your lecturer keeps emphasising the importance of sample size in research. Why?
Small sample size means opportunities for Type II error increases
As you are starting your honours research at UniSA, your lecturer tells you the importance of using reliable and valid tools as means of avoiding bias. Which bias is your lecturer referring to?
Measurement bias
Risk difference is an absolute measure which gives us the absolute difference between the risks in each group. Risk difference is also called as
Absolute Risk Reduction
One of the characteristics of Normal Distribution is the total area under the curve is 1?
True
What is the non-parametric equivalent of Pearson Correlation Coefficient?
Spearman Correlation Coefficient
Your lecturer tells you in Allied Health it is difficult to achieve triple blinding given the nature of interventions provided by Allied Health Practitioners. He does state that one type of blinding however is routinely possible and should be considered. Which of the following is he referring to?
Measurer blinding
A recent research study identified that only 6% of research investigations in the field of sports and exercise science are typically focussed on women’s athletes. This is an example of which bias?
Sample (selection) bias
