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WorksheetsResearch Week 1 Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following options is NOT part of Evidence Based Decision Making?
Professional experience and judgment
Client preferences and values
Insurance coverage
Clinical circumstances
A PICO question contains all of the following EXCEPT:
Population
Inference
Comparison
Outcome
Reliable sources of scientific evidence include:
Employers
Wikipedia
Peer reviewed journals
The only optional portion of a PICO question is:
Patient/population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
The cause of a condition is called:
Etiology
Diagnosis
Therapy
Prognosis
What type of clinic question is this: "How long will an implant last in a client with no periodontal disease?"
Etiology
Diagnosis
Therapy
Prognosis
A hypothesis is a reflective statement of a research question. It represents the researchers prediction or opinion.
Both statements are true.
The first statement is true. The second statement is false.
Both statements are false.
The frist statement is false. The second statement is true.
"Ultrasonic instrumentation is NOT significantly more effective than hand debridement."
This is an alternative hypothesis.
This is a null hypothesis.
This is a research question.
None of the above are true.
Which of the following is true about "false positives"?
It's also known as a Type II error.
It's also known as a β error.
It states that the condition does not exist when in fact it does.
Could be referred to as a false alarm.
The Evidence Based Pyramid is shaped that way because:
The least clinically relevant are at the bottom.
As the amount of literature decreases, the relevance increases.
The most clinically relevant are at the top.
All of the above are true.
Case series and case reports:
are prospective.
show cause and effect.
have no statistical validity.
are near the top of the pyramid.
Case control studies are stronger than case studies because:
the cause and effect can be determined.
the control group creates some statistical validity.
they are prospective.
none of the above are true.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of cohort studies?
Subjects are matched.
Prospective.
Manpower requirements.
Ethical.
In a randomized control trial, double blinding refers to:
both the participants and the doctor do not know which medication is being administered.
the study manager, the participants, and the doctor do not know which medication is being administered.
the participants are blind in both eyes.
the doctor is blind to the fact that they could cause harm or receive a Noble prize.
