Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
Research Types & Designs
Measurement, Reliability, & Validity
Literature Reviews & Evidence Levels
Research Articles & APA
100

This model of practice integrates research evidence, clinical expertise, and client values. 

What is evidence-based practice? 

100

This type of research focuses on lived experience and meaning. 

What is qualitative research? 

100

Agreement among multiple raters measuring the same participants refers to this. 

What is inter-rater reliability? 

100

Repeated concepts found across multiple studies are known as these. 

What are themes? 

100

This section reports finding without interpretation. 

What is the Results section? 

200

True or False: Evidence-based practice excludes the therapist's clinical expertise.

What is false? 

200

A correlational, observational study with no variable manipulation is what type of design? 

What is nonexperimental research? 

200

Consistency of a test when repeated over time refers to this type of reliability. 

What is test-retest reliability? 

200
Areas that are under-studied or missing in the literature are known as these. 

What are gaps? 

200

This section explains implications, limitations, and interpretation of findings. 

What is the Discussion section? 

300

In EBP, whose values must always be considered during intervention planning? 

Who is the client? 

300

Participants are assigned to treatment and control groups and measured before and after intervention. 

What is a two-group pretest-posttest design? 

300

This concept describes whether an assessment measures what it is intended to measure. 

What is validity? 

300

This tool organizes multiple sources to identify themes and gaps. 

What is a research matrix? 

300

This section describes participants, procedures, measures, and analysis. 

What is the Method section? 

400

Using research evidence alone without client input represents an incomplete version of this concept. 

What is evidence-based practice? 

400
This design is MOST likely to include blinding. 

What is a randomized controlled trial? 

400

Blinding primarily enhances this aspect of experimental design. 

What is validity? 

400

This form structures a critical summary of evidence related to a specific clinical question. 

What is a CAT (Critically Appraised Topic)?

400

APA guidelines apply to this aspect of scholarly writing.

What is formatting and citation style? 

500

Insurance companies, hospital administrators, and policy makers are considered these in EBP. 

Who are consumers of evidence? 

500

A study exploring subjective perspectives of adults with disabilities in group homes would most likely use this methodology. 

What is a qualitative phenomenological study? 

500

Validity and reliability of outcome measures are key factors when determining the credibility of this type of evidence. 

What is quantitative evidence? 

500

According to the Oxford model, this type of evidence is among the highest level. 

What is a systematic review? 

500

True or False: APA guidelines are used only in occupational therapy literature. 

What is false?