APA format
Research Terminology
EBM
Study Design
Finding the Evidence
100
A standardized way of scientific writing.
What is APA formatting?
100
Measures what you intend to measure.
What is validity?
100
1. Define the Questions 2. Find the Evidence 3. Critical Appraisal 4. Decide 5. Evaluate
What are the steps of Evidence-Based Medicine?
100
The lowest level of evidence on the evidence pyramid.
What is expert opinion or background information?
100
A visual graphic that identifies the hierarchy of evidence in medical literature.
What the "Level of Evidence" pyramid?
200
The font used for the text of a manuscript.
What is Times New Roman?
200
Controlled experiments, randomized subjects and collection of data.
What are examples of quantitative research?
200
1. Are the results valid? 2. What are the results? 3. How will these results help me work with my patients?
What are the key steps to Critical Appraisal?
200
A type of report based on a group of patients without a control group.
What is case series?
200
Dynamed, Cochrane Library, Medline
What are examples of Evidence-based Resources?
300
Where the abstract should be placed.
What is page 2?
300
One transforms a general theory into a suitable hypothesis for testing, the other transforms specific observations into a theory.
What is the difference between deductive vs. inductive reasoning?
300
Something you create to help you narrow down your literature search; helps you to develop an answerable question.
What is PICO?
300
A type of study that identifies two groups of patients; one which received the exposure of interest and one which did not.
What is cohort study?
300
A place you may start search for scholarly literature.
What is Google Scholar?
400
When listing references, it's what is listed second, after authors
What is the "publication date"?
400
A process where the scientists performing the research can influence the results.
What is researcher's bias?
400
Because our patients and family members are searching the internet for information.
Why is it important to find the best appropriate evidence?
400
A comprehensive literature search that eliminates poorly done studies and attempts to make practice recommendations based on the well-done studies.
What is a systematic review?
400
A free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics.
What is PubMed?
500
How an electronic document is identified.
What is digital object identifier (DOI)?
500
A researcher's proposed areas of study, its priorities and direction, and defines its boundaries.
What is a researcher's agenda?
500
The final question we ask in Evidence-based medicine.
Is the information we've found applicable to our patient?
500
A collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
What is The Cochrane Library?
500
Not always the most reliable web resource
What is Wikipedia?
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