Module 11- Evidence Based Research

Question 1

What is the purpose of Evidence-Based Research?

Answer 1

to answer clinical questions quickly and efficiently

Question 2

Evidence-based dentistry is a formalized approach to ______ ________ where we use _______ evidence to make decisions about ________

Answer 2

clinic care
scientific
clinical treatment

Question 3

What are the 2 fundamental principles of evidence-based practice?

Answer 3

evidence alone isn’t sufficient

a hierarch of evidence guides decision making

Question 4

What is step 1 in the scientific method?

Answer 4

Determine clinical issue

Question 5

What is step 2 in the scientific method?

Answer 5

Develop research question

Question 6

What is step 3 in the scientific method?

Answer 6

Search for evidence: Literature review

Question 7

What is step 4 in the scientific method?

Answer 7

Analyze evidence

Question 8

What is step 5 in the scientific method?

Answer 8

Apply evidence

Question 9

wWhat is step 6 in the scientific method?

Answer 9

Evaluate outcomes

Question 10

In order to determine the clinical issue of the patient you need to?

Answer 10

ask the right questions

Question 11

What are the 4 parts of a good researchable question?

Answer 11

P- Pt. problem or population
I- Intervention
C- Comparison
O- Outcome

Question 12

P in PICO stands for ________________ and has to do with the most important ________ of the pt. or population?

Answer 12

PT. problem or population problem

characteristics

Question 13

I- in PICO stands for __________ and has to do with what __________ ?

Answer 13

Intervention

are YOU going to do

Question 14

C in PICO stands for ___________ and deals with?

Answer 14

Comparison

Comparing different methods that have been done before

Question 15

O in PICO stands for ___________ and deals with?

Answer 15

Outcome

Hypothesis You expect to see

Question 16

You have to analyze the evidence to found in order to test the _________ of the information?

Answer 16

validity- closeness to the truth/how valid they are to answering your question

Question 17

_______ are only good as background resources because they get outdated quickly

Answer 17

textbooks

Question 18

What type of articles are the best to use?

Answer 18

Scholarly Peer Reviewed Journals

Question 19

What are the 2 types of research approaches?

Answer 19

Qualitative

Quantitative

Question 20

Quantitative results are reported in ________

Answer 20

numbers

Question 21

Qualtitative results are reported in _______

Answer 21

narrative form

Question 22

What research type asks “how often”, “to what extent” something occurs?

Answer 22

Descriptive

Question 23

Descriptive research helps identify ________ that can be further explored

Answer 23

relationships

Question 24

What type of research looks at the relationship between two or more variables

Answer 24

Correlational

Question 25

What type of research looks at “does A cause B” and has manipulated variables?

Answer 25

Experimental

Question 26

What is the highest level of research evidence used

Answer 26

Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews

Question 27

What is the most rigourous clinical study performed

Answer 27

Randomized Controlled Double-Blind

Question 28

What is the lowest level of research evidence used?

Answer 28

Animal and in vitro research

Question 29

The ________ group of an experimental study recieves the treatment while the ________ group doesn’t?

Answer 29

experimental

control

Question 30

What provdes a theoretical foundation for applied research?

Answer 30

basic research

Question 31

Basic research doesn’t give regard to ______ but is research for the sake of ________

Answer 31

application

knowledge

Question 32

_________ statistics deals with the mean, median, mode etc.

Answer 32

Inferrential

Question 33

Mean is calculated how?

Answer 33

add up all numbers and divide by number of numbers/participants

Question 34

Median is calculated how?

Answer 34

middle number

* have to place numbers in value order

Question 35

Mode is calculated how?

Answer 35

finding which number/value occurs most often

Question 36

Define a null hypothesis

Answer 36

no statistical difference between items

Question 37

A __________ hypothesis states an opinion or prediction of theresearcher.
ie: A will be better than B

Answer 37

positive

Question 38

The _______ _____ informs the researcher as to the validity of the hypothesis?

Answer 38

Statistical Significance

Question 39

The p-value is what?

Answer 39

statistical significance

Question 40

If p > .05 you should _______ the hypothesis

Answer 40

reject

Question 41

“N’ represents the ____ _______ while “n” reprents the _________

Answer 41

entire population

sample of the entire population

Question 42

R values represent?

Answer 42

coefficient of correlation

Question 43

ANOVA stands for

Answer 43

analysis of Variance