EBP Exam 1

What kind of outcome is selected by the researcher in advance?

How does comparative effectiveness research help clinicians?

What kind of research establishes cause and effect, addresses efficacy and effectiveness, and involves experiment design

Which type of explanatory research is an effectiveness trial w/focus on real-world outcomes?

Which of the following is best for drawing conclusions through larger-scale studies, and conducting statistical analyses

Deductive reasoning goes from specific to broad

in summative scales, items on the scale are generally on what kind of scale?

What act/regulation started requiring proof of informed consent?

What kind of scale is a likert scale?

“Did the patient improve?” Is question that can be asked under which step of EBP?

Descriptive research can be qualitative OR quantitative

(Def) effectiveness of intervention under ideal conditions

(Def) comprehensive theory that tries to explain phenomena at the societal level

What is the difference between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced tests?

“Close the gap between what we know and what we do”” is the goal of what?

What kind of synthesized evidence uses quantitative analyses to collectively report results?

What does the C in PICO stand for?

Which kind of synthesized evidence is a broad review of a clinical topic to provide direction for future research?

Which of the following is NOT a primary source of evidence?

Select all of the “A’s” of EBP

Muscle strength is what kind of measurement?

Ranch Analysis involves transformation of ordinal data into….

Which of the following are NOT Boolean terms?

What are the arithmetic properties of the ordinal scale?

What kind of measurement indicates rank order?

(Def) guides the literature search that will address a particular decision regarding a patient’s intervention

Select all of the types of independent variables

Relative Reliability uses the standard error of measurement (SEM)

Independent variables can be systematically manipulated

Which of the following are parametric tests?

Hypotheses are derived from concepts and models

(Def) empirical observation about the relationship of events

In the ICF model, which of the following would be under “functioning and disability”

Which is not one of the 3 C’s of evidence for Validity?

CINAHL is a PT specific research engine

“To show translation of research findings to natural practice conditions” is the goal of what kind of study?

Age is an example of what kind of scale?

(Def) an umbrella term to describe studies that focus on the impact of results of health care practices

Which of the following is NOT a a key feature of PubMed?

Which of the following is NOT a type of explanatory research?

Progressing knowledge into creation of decision-making-tools such as clinical guideline is…

What is more ideal?

In cumulative scales, each item is dichotomous

What kind of research investigates the reliability and validity of clinical measurement tools

Counting frequency is the only math you can do with the nominal scale

What kind of reasoning draws conclusions using syllogism?

What only has controlled trials reviewed for intervention purposes?

What resource has the most rigorous standards for indexing journals?

Select all of the types of exploratory research

(Def) systematic study with repeated measurements, controlled and experimental conditions to show chng w/wo intervention

What describes the purpose of a project?

Race/ethnicity is an example of what level of measurement

What does the MeSH Database stand for?

Which phase of translational research is practice-oriented and tests through effectiveness studies (PCTs)

Which of the following is based on a philosophy of logical positivism?

What kind of questions are related to etiology about a patient’s condition ?

What is the lowest (weakest) level of evidence?

(Def) The extent to which a test is uncorrelated with tests of distinct or contrasting constructs

What kind of variables can have any value along a continuum within a defined range ?

(Def) comparison of the results of a test to an external criterion

(Def) application of scientific findings to clinical issues and the generation of questions based on clinical dilemmas

What is the second step (A) to EBP?

(Def) standardized assessment designed to compare and rank individuals within a defined population

Pragmatic trials involve focused outcomes

What uses correlational & comparative methods to demonstrate reliability & validity of measuring instruments

What is step 5 of EBP?

Patient-Reported outcome measures have a strong correlation to function

Did the subject learn from previous tests? Is an example of…?

Ratio values can be negative or positive

The minimal detected change is more important than minimal clinically important difference

What kind of error has equal likelihood of overestimating or underestimating a score?

Hypotheses may be accepted or rejected

Which kind of trial has exclusion criteria?

What kind of research strives to capture naturally occurring phenomena following a tradition of social constructivism?

In an ordinal scale, the intervals are…

What are the two types of criterion-related validity?

Test-Retest common coefficients

(Def) abstractions that are not observable

What kind of reliability indicates how much of a measured value is likely due to error?

What study aids providers, payers, and policy makers in making informed decisions about treatment choices?

(Def) manipulating research materials or data

What is the 3rd level of evidence?

Systematic errors occur in 2 directions

What is the main source of evidence for clinical practice?

What is the basis of the scientific method?

T2 is which translational phase?

Which ways of knowing are prioritized as healthcare moves toward EBP

Which kind of study incorporates random assignment to groups to minimize bias?

What combines quantitative and qualitative research methods?

Minimal detectable change is based on the standard error of measurement

What are the three main sources of error in measurement?