Research Design and Evidence-Based Practice Worksheet

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Which of the following is considered the highest level of evidence in an EBP framework? Randomized controlled trial, Case-control study, Expert opinion, Systematic review and meta-analysis

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Systematic review and meta-analysis

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What type of design compares a group with an outcome to a group without the outcome?

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Case-control

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What type of observational design compares exposure and outcome at a single time point?

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Cross-sectional

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Which of the following designs does not involve an intervention by the researcher? Randomized controlled trial, Non-randomized intervention, Single-subject design

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Case-control

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A researcher compares hearing satisfaction in two groups: one exposed to tele-audiology, the other to in-person care. No randomization was done. Select the design of this study

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Non-randomized intervention

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A study compares patients who developed Alzheimer's disease to those who did not, analyzing their history of hearing loss. This is a:

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Case-control

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A 55-year-old patient with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is considering hearing aids but is concerned about clinic visits. A study is conducted to assess patient satisfaction between tele-audiology follow-ups and in-person visits. Which study design is the most appropriate?

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Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

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A group of researchers is studying the long-term impact of childhood otitis media on adult hearing thresholds. They follow children with and without otitis media into adulthood and measure their hearing thresholds. What type of study is this?

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Cohort Study

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What level of evidence does a cross-sectional survey assessing hearing aid satisfaction provide in an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) framework?

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Level 4: Non-Intervention Descriptive Study

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What type of research is a study that investigates the effectiveness of a new hearing aid fitting strategy with participants randomly assigned to receive either the new strategy or a conventional fitting method, followed for six months measuring speech recognition abilities in noise?

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Experimental study; Level II evidence