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7 Cards in this Set
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Review Articles
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-Summaries and analyses of availible information
-Two types (narrative and systematic) |
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Narrative Reviews
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-General overview on topic
-No attemtp to answer a specific question -Gernally less scientific approch -Considered tertiary lit. since not origonal research |
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Systematic Review
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-Focused on a specific topic
-Predefiened research methodology -Rigorous crtitical appraisal of studies included -May be either qualitative or quantitiative |
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Qualitative Systematic Review
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-Defined methodology
-Data from studies NOT POOLED |
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Quantitiative Systemactic Review
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-A comprehensive study of studies
-POOLS data from previous serches -Primary lit. (new knowlage) |
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Why Perform a Meta-Analysis
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-Increase study power (pooling studies increases sample size)
-To resolve uncertainty -To improve estimates of effect size -To answer question not posted at start of individual trials |
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M-A Search Strategy
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-Evaluate authors conduct their lit serches
-Computer serches may be limited -Personal comunication with experts to find unublished data |
