research ebm

Question 1

COMPONENTS OF THE EBM CYCLE

Answer 1

A. Asking the Question 
B. Searching the Literature 
C. Appraising the Evidence 
D. Integrating the Data 
E. Making a Decision

Question 2

PICOM components

Answer 2

 Population to be studied 
Intervention or exposure = Independent variable
Comparisons to be made (control) 
Outcome of interest = Dependent variable  Methodologic (study design)

Question 3

Research question

Answer 3

PICOM

PIO

Question 4

“To evaluate, to judge the value/worth”

Answer 4

APPRAISING THE EVIDENCE

Question 5

COMPONENTS OF CRITICAL APPRAISAL

Answer 5

VALIDITY / LACK OF BIAS
SIZE & PRECISION OF EFFECT
APPLICABILITY & IMPACT

Question 6

Will the results help me in caring for my patients?

Answer 6

APPLICABILITY & IMPACT

Question 7

What are the results?

Answer 7

SIZE & PRECISION OF EFFECT

Question 8

 Is the study valid?

Answer 8

VALIDITY / LACK OF BIAS

Question 9

W/ SYSTEMATIC ERROR

= BIASED

Answer 9

NOT VALID

Question 10

Accuracy

Answer 10

Validity

Question 11

Reliability

Answer 11

Precision

Question 12

INTEGRATIVE STUDY DESIGNS

Answer 12

REVIEWS
OVERVIEWS
META-ANALYSIS
GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT

Question 13

results of trials are combined statistically

Answer 13

META-ANALYSIS

Question 14

The PRIME requirement of any study

Answer 14

Validity

Question 15

= W/ RANDOM ERROR

= LOW SAMPLE SIZE

Answer 15

Precision

Question 16

any 2 articles (or more)

Answer 16

REVIEW

Question 17

Lack of significant bias

Answer 17

Validity

Question 18

PHRASE THE QUESTION PRECISELY, IDENTIFYING CONCEPTS P, I, O and M.

Answer 18

STEP 1 IN CONDUCTING AN EFFICIENT LITERATURE SEARCH

Question 19

actual recommendations on management are made

Answer 19

GUIDELINES

Question 20

“Repeatability”

Answer 20

Precision

Question 21

EXPAND AND INTERSECT THE CONCEPTS SEQUENTIALLY AS NEEDED

Answer 21

STEP 3 IN CONDUCTING AN EFFICIENT LITERATURE SEARCH

Question 22

comprehensive, systematic and objective search of the literature based on a research question

Answer 22

OVERVIEW

Question 23

CHOOSE THE SEARCH METHOD.

Answer 23

STEP 2 IN CONDUCTING AN EFFICIENT LITERATURE SEARCH

Question 24

Consistency

Answer 24

Precision

Question 25

EXAMINE YIELD FOR MISHITS AND MISSES AND MODIFY SEARCH IF NECESSARY.

Answer 25

STEP 4 IN CONDUCTING AN EFFICIENT LITERATURE SEARCH

Question 26

Two search methods

Answer 26

FREE TEXT SEARCHES

MeSH

Question 27

Which is which: free text or MeSH

SHORTER; MORE SYSTEMATIC
NEW TERMS AVAILABLE

Answer 27

SHORTER; MORE SYSTEMATIC :MeSH adv

NEW TERMS AVAILABLE : free text adv

Question 28

Which is which: free text or MeSH

LONG STRATEGY; SUBJECT TO USER ERROR
NEW TERMS UNLISTED; SUBJECT TO CLERICAL ERROR

Answer 28

LONG STRATEGY; SUBJECT TO USER ERROR
Free text: disadvantaged

NEW TERMS UNLISTED; SUBJECT TO CLERICAL ERROR
MeSH: disadvantaged