Types of Studies
Summary of evidence using RCTs
What is a systematic review?
Meta-analyses of RCTs
What is Level 1?
Generates new knowledge
What is research?
The letter that signifies statistical significance.
What is p?
Results are often reported as themes
What is a qualitative study?
Expert opinion
What is Level 7?
The hunt for best evidence
What is the search?
True or False: If findings are statistically significant they are always clinically significant.
What is false?
A prospective study that examines 2 groups, one exposed to a risk factor and one not exposed, to predict their risk of developing a disease.
What is a cohort study?
Single descriptive study
What is Level 6?
Process to judge the value of a piece of evidence.
What is critical appraisal?
A graphical display of the results from a meta-analysis
What is a forest plot?
A limited review of evidence to meet NCARE maintenance criteria.
What is an EBP presentation?
What is Level 4?
True or False: The P in a PICOT question must match the O.
What is true?
True or False: High levels of evidence are always high quality.
What is false?