Systematic reviews

Question 1

What is a systematic review?

Answer 1

Review of clearly formulated question that uses systematic and explicit methods to identify, select, and critically appraise relevant research and to collect and analyze data from studies included

Question 2

What is a meta analysis?

Answer 2

Statistical analysis of a collection of analysis results from individual studies for the purpose of integrating the findings.

Question 3

What types of studies do meta analyses/systematic reviews analyze?

Answer 3

RCTs/therapeutic studies

Question 4

For meta analyses, do you use the odds ratio, relative risk, or both?

Answer 4

Both

Question 5

True or false: systematic reviews cover ALL studies on a topic

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is the odds ratio?

Answer 6

Percent of one event to another

Question 7

Relative risk is used in what types of studies?

Answer 7

RCTs or cohort studies

Question 8

What is the equation for relative risk?

Answer 8

EER/CER

Question 9

Odds ratio = 1 signifies what?

Answer 9

Odds are equally likely in both groups

Question 10

Relative risk =1 signifies what?

Answer 10

Probability in each group is the same

Question 11

How is clinical significance measured?

Answer 11

Magnitude of the effect

Question 12

How is statistical significance measured?

Answer 12

The likelihood that an observed effect occurred by chance alone