research ebm Flashcards

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COMPONENTS OF THE EBM CYCLE

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

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

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Research question

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PICOM

PIO

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“To evaluate, to judge the value/worth”

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APPRAISING THE EVIDENCE

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COMPONENTS OF CRITICAL APPRAISAL

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

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6
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Will the results help me in caring for my patients?

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APPLICABILITY & IMPACT

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What are the results?

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SIZE & PRECISION OF EFFECT

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 Is the study valid?

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VALIDITY / LACK OF BIAS

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W/ SYSTEMATIC ERROR

= BIASED

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NOT VALID

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10
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Accuracy

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Validity

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Reliability

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Precision

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INTEGRATIVE STUDY DESIGNS

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REVIEWS
OVERVIEWS
META-ANALYSIS
GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT

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13
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results of trials are combined statistically

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META-ANALYSIS

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14
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The PRIME requirement of any study

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Validity

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15
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= W/ RANDOM ERROR

= LOW SAMPLE SIZE

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Precision

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16
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any 2 articles (or more)

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REVIEW

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Lack of significant bias

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Validity

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

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STEP 1 IN CONDUCTING AN EFFICIENT LITERATURE SEARCH

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actual recommendations on management are made

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GUIDELINES

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“Repeatability”

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Precision

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EXPAND AND INTERSECT THE CONCEPTS SEQUENTIALLY AS NEEDED

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STEP 3 IN CONDUCTING AN EFFICIENT LITERATURE SEARCH

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

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OVERVIEW

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CHOOSE THE SEARCH METHOD.

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STEP 2 IN CONDUCTING AN EFFICIENT LITERATURE SEARCH

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Consistency

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Precision

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

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STEP 4 IN CONDUCTING AN EFFICIENT LITERATURE SEARCH

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Two search methods

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FREE TEXT SEARCHES

MeSH

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Which is which: free text or MeSH

SHORTER; MORE SYSTEMATIC
NEW TERMS AVAILABLE

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SHORTER; MORE SYSTEMATIC :MeSH adv

NEW TERMS AVAILABLE : free text adv

28
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Which is which: free text or MeSH

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

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LONG STRATEGY; SUBJECT TO USER ERROR
Free text: disadvantaged

NEW TERMS UNLISTED; SUBJECT TO CLERICAL ERROR
MeSH: disadvantaged