Evidence Pyramid
What is the first level of the evidence pyramid and define it.
In vitro : "test tube stage"
The goal of science is to ______________________________.
to gain a better understanding of the world we live in
MeSH stands for?
Medical Subject Headings
You have just started up your audiology practice and find yourself encountering a number of adult patients with Multiple Sclerosis. You would like to know their chances of developing hearing loss. You want to know the prognosis and recommendations for this patient population, so you create a PICO question to conduct a literature search. The C of your PICO question be?
c. control = unaffected adults
What are the types of quantitative research?
a. Descriptive
b. Correlational
c. Statistical
d. Cause-comparative
e. Experimental
Descriptive
Correlational
Cause-comparative
Experimental
What is the second & third level of the pyramid?
2. animal research
3. Ideas, Editorials, Opinions: Textbook
Impact factor is ______________________.
used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field
MeSH terms are hierarchical in structure? True or False
True
You have just started up your audiology practice and find yourself encountering a number of adult patients with Multiple Sclerosis. You would like to know their chances of developing hearing loss. You want to know the prognosis and recommendations for this patient population, so you create a PICO question to conduct a literature search. The I of your PICO question be?
Select one:
a. indicator = multiple sclerosis
b. indicator = the audiologist
c. Indicator= hearing loss
a. indicator = multiple sclerosis
What are the advantages of Qualitative research?
c. produces more in-depth, comprehensive information
Name levels 4-7.
Case reports, case series, case control studies, cohort studies
Journal clubs link research to clinic practice by ______________.
encouraging critical review of a study
The default display of results in PubMed is by most recently published. You can change this display by?
Select one:
a. Limiting to human in Species limiter
b. Limit to Clinical Trial in Article types limiter
c. Use the Publication Dates limiter & limit to 5 Years
d. Changing the display option to Sort by Relevance
changing the display option to sort by relevance
A Best Practice Statement will ______________________ (choose all that apply).
Select one or more:
a. appraises and summarizes the evidence
b. be created by industry
c. identifies the decision points that integrates this standard with patient care
d. clearly defines the topic
e. be published in a book
a. appraises and summarizes the evidence
c. identifies the decision points that integrates this standard with patient care
d. clearly defines the topic
What ar
a. External, Internal, Balanced
b. External, Passive, Active
c. Unbalanced, Active, Total
d. Internal, Balanced, Active
e. Passive, Inactive, Total
e 3 types of Participant Observation?
External, Passive, Active
All 5 are:
External, Passive, Active, Balanced, Total
Difference between case report and case series?
case report: report on single patient with disease/condition.c
case series: collection of reports on individual patient (think of your favorite T.V. series)
When presenting at a journal club, you need to ________________.
1. give a brief introduction of the topic
2. state the author’s goals and methods
3. review the data analysis
4. critique the key figures
Keys to database searching include. (choose all that apply)
Select one or more:
a. Search one term at a time and then combine to form more complex searches
b. Use a mix of keywords and controlled vocabulary
c. Do not search multiple databases
d. Do not use controlled vocabulary/subject headings from good articles
A & B
Name the components of a PICO question
patient/population
intervention/population
comparison
outcome
What is true about Prospective research designs?
a. cost less money
b. pose a question and look back
c. use information that has been collected for reasons other than research.
d. studies are designed before any information is collected
d. studies are designed before any information is collected
Name all 9 levels of the evidence pyramid!
1. In vitro
2. animal research
3. ideas, editorals, opinions
4. case reports
5. case series
6. case control studies
7.cohort studies
8. randomized controlled, double blind series
9.systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Fill in the blanks. A Researcher is like a _____________ and a ______________.
Select one or more:
a. Detective
b. Newspaper Reporter
c. Policeman
d. Storyteller
e. Fireman
f. Artist
Detective and a Storyteller
Before quitting searching PubMed and other databases you should? (choose all that apply)
Select one or more:
a. Wipe your brow
b. Bring over your references to Zotero
c. Do a victory dance
d. Review and update meeting minutes
e. Save your search strategy to be used later
b. Bring over you references to Zotero
In the Evidence Pyramid, ___________ is stronger than ____________.
Select one:
a. Editorials, Case Control Studies
b. Case Report, Case Series
c. Cohort Studies, Randomized Controlled Trial Studies
d. Meta-Analyses, Animal Research
d. Meta-Analyses, Animal Research
Correct answers
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