Week 3

Question 1

What is correlation?

Answer 1

the relationship between two variables

Question 2

What is the independent variable?

Answer 2

what is changed

Question 3

What is the dependent variable?

Answer 3

what is measured

Question 4

What does PICO stand for?

Answer 4

P = population
I = intervention
C = control
O = outcome

Question 5

What does a P value of less than 0.05 indicate?

Answer 5

the results are less likely due to chance, which means the results are statistically significant

Question 6

What are the main parts of a paper?

Answer 6

intro, method, results, discussion

Question 7

How can you assess the quality of a study?

Answer 7

• results - what did the study find?
• validity - do the results match the conclusion?
• applicability - will they help your patients?

Question 8

What are 5 general question to ask for all papers?

Answer 8

• who wrote the paper?
• is the title appropriate and illustrative? Is the abstract informative?
• what was the research design? What is appropriate to the question?
• what was the research question and why was the study needed?
• do the results answer the question?

Question 9

What are the major aspects of an original research paper?

Answer 9

• sample/participants
• setting
• how the data is collected
• how it is analysed

Question 10

What are the major aspects of a qualitative paper?

Answer 10

• has the phenomenon been fully described?
• has the researcher examined their own assumptions/role in the research?
• have the themes, structures and processes been explained?
• have validation techniques been used (traingulation, member checking)
• are they supported by evidence in the form of participant quotes?