Trans - Research Question

Question 1

background question

Answer 1

seeks knowledge on basic sciences

answer found in textbooks

Question 2

foreground questions

Answer 2

seeks knowledge concerning treatment, diagnosis, prognosis, etc.
answer found in medical literature

Question 3

elements of a well formulated research question

Answer 3

PECO

patient. population, person
exposure
comparison/comparator
outcome

Question 4

assessment of research question

Answer 4

FINEST

feasible
interesting
novel
ethical
significant
time bound

Question 5

research - definition

Answer 5

systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data which aims to answer a question

Question 6

database =

Answer 6

fields + records

Question 7

record

Answer 7

cards containing an article’s fields

Question 8

field

Answer 8

corresponds to a piece of information relevant to an article

Question 9

phrasing the question when searching for literature

Answer 9

PECO

Question 10

sensitivity

Answer 10

refers to the likelihood of retrieving relevant citations

Question 11

specificity

Answer 11

refers to the likelihood of excluding irrelevant citations