AHP105 Knowledge check!

What are the three elements of evidence based practice?

• Best available evidence

• Clinician expertise

• Ambulance equipment

• Patient values and beliefs

Which of these descriptions best describes a systematic review?

• A statistical process that combines the findings from individual studies

• A critical assessment and evaluation of all research studies that address a particular clinical issue

• An observational study that looks at data from a population at a specific time

• A group of participants with an exposure of interest and a group without are identified

Which type of research is "deductive"?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

What is reliability in research?

• The range of results in a data set

• The consistency, or repeatability, of a measurement

• The randomisation of participants

• The blinding of the study to both participants and researchers

Which of these definitions describe quantitative research?

• Explores themes in word-based data

• Interviews participants to explore their values and beliefs

• Concerned with empirical evidence and the findings reflect reality rather than beliefs 

• Tests paramedics ability to deal with stressful situations

Which (out) of these research designs is the highest quality?

• Cohort study

• Cross-sectional study

• Case-control study

• Randomised controlled trial

Which of these descriptions best describes a cohort study?

• A statistical process that combines the findings from individual studies

• A critical assessment and evaluation of all research studies that address a particular clinical issue

• An observational study that looks at data from a population at a specific time

• A group of participants with an exposure of interest and a group without are identified

What is critical appraisal?

• The process of removing data from a dataset that is irrelevant

• The process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in a particular context. 

• A style of research that incorporates multiple research designs that aims to find the true cause of an issue in healthcare

Which type of research is "inductive"?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Which of these is NOT a type of observational study / research design?

• Cohort study

• Randomised controlled trial

• Case-control study

• Cross-sectional study