Research Flashcards
A written report on the details of a series of related cases
Case series
A written report on the details of a single case
Case study
Research that addresses issues directly related to patient care
Clinical research
A prospective longitudinal experimental designed to assess the comparative efficacy or effectiveness of treatment, often labeled a RCT if random assignment of subjects is made to each of the comparison treatment group
Clinical trial
A defined group of people observed over a period of time
Cohort
A comparison group assignment in a clinical trial that receives no treatment, a placebo, or alternative treatment
Control group
Measurements taken at one moment in time
Cross sectional studies
An experiment in which patients and either doctors or outcome assessors are blinded
Double blinded studies
A general or statistical expression on how often a condition or disease occurs
Frequency
The proportion of a clearly defined group, initially free of a condition, that develops it over a period of time
Incidence
The consistency of measured results between different practitioners evaluating the same thing
Inter-observer reliability
The consistency in which one practitioner can consistently arrive at the same result
INTRA observer reliability
A study in which the researcher observes events as they occur naturally in the course of normal practice, without attempting to influence them
Observational study
The proportion of population having a particular condition or outcome at a given moment
Prevalence
A study that reviews events that have already occurred
Prospective study
