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PICO method
Population/problem
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Questions in critical appraisal
what is the clinical question? why was the question asked? what did they do? what was the answer? what did they say about the answer? what do I do with this info?
Diagnostic test
evaluates a test for diagnosing a disease
differential diagnosis
weighing the probability that one disease rather than another accounts for a pts illness
tries to sort out what proportion of the pts with a single sign or symptom has various diseases
economic analysis
provides accurate values to assess the cost of disease and the cost-benefit of interventions
harm/etiology
addresses how to identify causes for disease including those caused by the healthcare system
prognostic
how to estimate the pts likely clinical course over time and anticipate likely complications of disease
practice guideline
a systematically developed statement on medical practice for specific medical conditions
Qualitative study
no stats
ie. beliefs, attributes, meanings, symbols
systematic review
focused on a single question and gather all research in relation to the question
meta analysis
the results of studies are similar enough that they are combined and analysed as one
therapy
how to select treatments to offer pts that do more good than harm and are worth the efforts and costs
qualitative research
study things in their natural setting
holistic view
inductive reasoning: bottom up approach, make obs and recognise patterns
deductive reasoning: top down approach, start with a theory and develop a hypothesis based on that theory
Methods of qualitative research
case studies behavioural studies ethnopgraphy action research personal
quantitative research
uses numbers and data
strength of research lies in reliability of study
uses deductive reasoning
types: observational - patterns of injury and illness in population
experimental - compare to baseline or placebo
