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What does P.I.C.O. stand for? |
patient/population/problem, intervention, comparison, outcomes |
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Why do we need to be critical consumers of research? |
not all peer-reviewed published studies have been properly conducted, analyzed and reported our knowledge is evolving and building increasing need to justify that we are using effective, research driven therapy techniques |
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What are the four levels of qualitative research? |
Level I: generalizable studies Level II: conceptual studies Level III: descriptive studies Level IV: single case studies |
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What are the five levels of quantitative research? |
Level I: randomized controlled trials & systematic reviews Level II: cohort studies Level III: case-control studies Level IV: case reports and case series Level V: expert opinion, anecdotal evidence, bench research, animal research, unpublished clinical observations |
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AOTA Levels of Evidence |
systematic reviews (highest quality of evidence) critically-appraised topics & articles randomized controlled trials cohort studies case-controlled studies; case series/reports background information/expert opinion |
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What best describes criteria for determining that a webpage is credible? |
If the facts are verifiable through easily located references, the website is likely to be credible. |
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True or False: It is only important to ask clinical, evidence-based questions if you are going to participate in clinical research with an academic researcher. |
False |
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Which type of study is considered the highest level of research from the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine? |
systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials |
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What is MEDLINE? |
an electronic bibliographic database produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine; encompasses the fields of medicine, nursing, rehabilitation therapy, allied health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences |
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What is CINAHL? |
the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health; authoritative coverage of literature related to nursing and allied health (PT, OT, health ed); uses subject headings to index literature |
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What is Ovid? |
a commercial database provider for a collection of health and life sciences databases; may include MEDLINE, EBM Reviews, the Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews, etc |
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What is the Cochrane Library?
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a primary source for clinical effectiveness information; systematic reviews` |
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What is OTDBASE? |
a small occupational therapy journal literature search service |
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What is OTSearch? |
an occupational therapy bibliographic database maintained by AOTA |
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What is OTSeeker? |
a free database collaboration between Australian universities and associations |
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Who is credited with promoting the need for rigorous research as a basis for treatment? |
Dr. Archie Cochrane |
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Why is it important to critically evaluate clinical research? |
detect biases, differentiating between higher and lower quality studies |
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What are the 6 questions you should ask when appraising qualitative research? |
1. Was the sample used in the study appropriate to its research question? 2. Were the data collected appropriately? 3. Were the data analyzed appropriately? 4. Can I transfer the results of this study to my own setting? 5. Does the study address potential ethical issues including reflexivity? 6. Is what the researchers did clear? |
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case study |
in-depth study of a bounded system such as a process, activity, event, program, or interaction |
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ethnography |
qualitative research approach from anthropology; studies a particular culture or group of people to identify their daily life patterns, meanings, beliefs |
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phenomenology |
understand the lived experience, interpret that experience, and provide information that can be shared with and used by others |
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grounded theory |
used when generating or verifying theoretical concepts |
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Which type of research is the focus of EBP? |
quantitative research |
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What are the 3 basic approaches to evaluating published quantitative research? |
1. Instruments that assess the methodological quality of studies. 2. Instruments that assess the quality of the reporting of clinical studies. 3. Tools/processes for assessing the risk of bias. |
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Applicability (of a quantitative study) |
determining whether a study result can be applied to a certain situation |
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precision (of a quantitative study) |
dependent on the sample size and outcome measurement properties |
