Terminology Flashcards
Double-Blind Study
Neither clinical staff nor practitioners of a clinical study know which are receiving the intervention and which the placebo
Evidence Based
Collection of best current scientific research on a particular healthcare topic
Hypothesis
An assumption put forward as a basis for argument or reasoning, or to guide experimental investigation
Peer Review
Experts review a clinical trial for scientific merit, participant safety, and ethics
Cohort
A group of individuals that share some common chracteristics
Contraindications
Specific circumstance where use of a certain treatment could be harmful
Control Group
Evaluation standard for experimental observations. Often, one group is given experimental drug/treatment and the CONTROL group is given the standard one or a placebo
Meta-Analysis
When a researcher brings together numerical results from all previous research (usually randomized trials) done on a particular treatment/plan
Informed Consent
A patient’s written consent to participate in a treatment/clinical study after being fully educated about the health-related facts and risks involved
Validity
Degree to which a study accurately reflects or assesses a specific concept that the researcher is trying to measure
*A method can be reliable (consistently measuring same thing) but not valid
Reliability
The degree to which a measure produces consistent results. If the measuring unit (Ex survey) is reliable, then administering it to a similar group would yield similar results
*Reliability is a prerequisite for validity
Methods
Systematic approaches to the conduct of an operation or process
What do methods include
Steps of procedure, application of techniques, systems of reasoning or analysis, and modes of inquiry employed by a discipline
Empirical Research
Process of developing systematized knowledge gained from observations that are formulated to support insights and generalizations about phenomena being researched
Causality
Relations between cause and effects
