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Test 2 Flashcards

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Epidemiology

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Study of a disease (who gets it and why?) in a given population

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Quasi-Experimental

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Quantitative/qualitative research method with no control group

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Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

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Experimental research design aimed at effectiveness of clinical interventions

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Bias

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Factors that may influence the results of a research study

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Phenomenology

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Direct study of personal experiences

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Purposeful Sampling

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Selecting a sample that has certain experiences

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Correlations

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Relationship between two variables

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Grounded Theory

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Theory that is discovered by systematically collecting data without an explicit hypothesis or theory

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Qualitative

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Appropriate for exploring people’s experiences of health and disease views on benefits of treatment and care

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What are the characteristics of qualitative research?

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  • Patient-centered
  • Personal contact (approachable; inclusive language)
  • Inductive approach
  • Focus groups/interviews
  • Themes/categories
  • Open-ended
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Quantitative

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Appropriate for numerical data, testing, measuring, and observing variables, and calculations

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What are some types of quantitative designs?

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  • Pre and Post
  • Post Only
  • Factorial
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Pre and Post

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Comparing test results with baseline results from before intervention

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Post Only

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Both groups are the same and determine results from the program

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Factorial

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Testing out all combinations

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“Would treatment ABC affect remission rates among men 65 and up with colon cancer?” is considered this type of research design question?

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Pre and Post

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“What are the effects of a blood pressure medicine in lowering blood pressure levels among men 65 and up?” is considered this type of research design question?

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RCT

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“Why are employees frustrated at work through a series of in-depth interviews with first-year employees?” is considered this type of research design question?

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Grounded theory

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“What are the attitudes of men 30 and up on rehab programs?” is considered this type of research design question?

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Phenomenology

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External Validity

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How generalizable the results are to different groups or the population the sample was drawn from

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Internal Validity

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Controlling/acknowledging other variables in a study’s design and results; correlation must make sense/connect to each other

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