Research

Question 1

Discuss the Hierarchy of Evidence (List the 8 from highest to lowest)
(Be prepared to place a given list of studies in order)

Answer 1

1. Systemic Reviews
2. Randomized Controlled Trials
3. Cohort Studies
4. Case Control Studies
5. Cross-sectional Studies
6. Case Series
7. Case Reports
8. Ideas/Opinions

Question 2

Discuss the Hierarchy of Evidence (List the 8 from highest to lowest)

Answer 2

1. Systemic Reviews
2. Randomized Controlled Trials
3. Cohort Studies
4. Case Control Studies
5. Cross-sectional Studies
6. Case Series
7. Case Reports
8. Ideas/Opinions

Question 3

Systemic Reviews

Answer 3

• Highest Level of Evidence

- Summary and critical appraisal of several studies that use explicit methods to study a topic

Question 4

Randomized Controlled Trials

Answer 4

• Study with 2 groups, a control group and test group

- pts randomly assigned to each group

Question 5

Cohort Studies

Answer 5

Observational study of subjects with specific condition and/or receiving a particular tx

Question 6

Case Control Studies

Answer 6

• Pts with disease matched with controls but history of subjects is taken and compared
• Not following subjects into future

Question 7

Case Series

Answer 7

• Report on a series of patients with no outcome of interest

- No control group

Question 8

Ideas/Opinions

Answer 8

• Lowest form of Evidence

Question 9

Ideas/Opinions

Answer 9

• Lowest form of Evidence

Question 10

Peer Review

Answer 10

• Rigorous examination by subject experts of articles submitted for publication in pro/scholarly journ
• Process intends to guarantee that articles being published contain good info that will contribute to the field

Question 11

Peer Review

Answer 11

• Rigorous examination by subject experts of articles submitted for publication in pro/scholarly journ
• Process intends to guarantee that articles being published contain good info that will contribute to the field

Question 12

Define Plagarism and list 3 examples

Answer 12

• Literary theft!
• to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one’s own

Ex:

1. Turning in someone else’s work as your own
2. Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
3. Changing the words of a sentence but keeping the sentence structure without giving credit to the source