Quiz 2

Question 1

What databases are recommended to be used for the most relevant, valid, and reliable health research?

Answer 1

PubMed
TRIP
Cochrane Library

Question 2

What is the user friendly database option for novice clinicians?

Answer 2

Google Scholar

Question 3

What must you do to a source to be sure you are getting the most reliable information?

Answer 3

Appraise

Question 4

What are the key items in a webpage to guide you for the most reliable information?

Answer 4

.gov
.org
Last updated
Attributed authors
References

Question 5

What should the title of a research paper include/do?

Answer 5

-Contain pertinent information to topic
-Clear and informative
-Catch readers eye

Question 6

What should the abstract of a research paper be?

Answer 6

Short summary of the work

Question 7

What part of the research paper is this?
-Study background
-Study’s purpose, objectives, hypothesis, and relevance
-References

Answer 7

Introduction

Question 8

What part of the research paper is this?
-Study design information
-How researcher conducted study
-Enough information that study can be replicated

Answer 8

Method/Materials

Question 9

What is a review paper/article wrote about?

Answer 9

Other articles and does not report original research of its own

Question 10

Describe important results from recent primary literature articles and explain how those results shape our current understanding of the topic

Answer 10

Body of the review

Question 11

the extent to which a study measures what it is intended to measure

Answer 11

Validity

Question 12

the extent to which a method of measurement repeatedly and consistently produces the same outcome or results performed under identical conditions

Answer 12

Reliability

Question 13

using an explorer to measure pocket depths

Answer 13

Reliable but not valid

Question 14

degree to which outcomes of the study can be attributed to the interventions

Answer 14

Internal validity

Question 15

degree to which findings can be generalized back to the population in which the study was derived

Answer 15

External validity

Question 16

the likelihood that an intervention had an effect and did not occur by chance

Answer 16

Statistical significance

Question 17

What is the P-level often set at?

Answer 17

<0.5

Question 18

When is the null hypothesis rejected making the results statistically significant?

Answer 18

If p-level is less than 0.5

Question 19

not based on comparison of numbers, describes the practical value of a treatment

Answer 19

Clinical significance

Question 20

Process of evaluating the trustworthiness and relevance of a resource

Answer 20

Appraisal

Question 21

Why is appraisal necessary?

Answer 21

-best scientific evidence
-clinician’s skill, judgment, experience
-consideration of patient’s needs
-preference, values, beliefs

Question 22

Studies should not be
excluded in the appraisal
process strictly based on not
having statistically significant
results. Instead, their _______ _______ should be considered.

Answer 22

clinical relevance

Question 23

Who defines EBD?

Answer 23

ADA - American dental association

Question 24

What alone is never sufficient to make a clinical decision?

Answer 24

Evidence

Question 25

* Translating the clinical question into a well- formulated searchable question format * Searching for the best evidence to answer this question * Critically appraising the evidence and applying it to the particular clinical scenario

Answer 25

The process of EBD

Question 26

Helps determine the type of evidence and information required to solve the problem and to measure the effectiveness of the intervention

Answer 26

PICO

Question 27

How can limiting the results to a search question be done?

Answer 27

Use filters

Question 28

What should be done if i'm not getting enough results from my search?

Answer 28

Change terms