Salvo Ch. 5 Review

Question 1

System used to rank the strength of various types of research studies.

Answer 1

Hierarchy of Evidence

Question 2

Information supporting an idea or conclusion.

Answer 2

Evidence

Question 3

Type of research that is exploratory, more subjective, and narrative based.

Answer 3

Qualitative

Question 4

Lack of information Literacy skills and lack of research skills.

Answer 4

Barriers to evidence- informed practice

Question 5

The gold standard of research.

Answer 5

Randomized controlled trial

Question 6

Anything that can change in an experiment and this change can be measured.

Answer 6

Variable

Question 7

Group that does not receive the intervention under investigation or receives a comparison treatment.

Answer 7

Control group

Question 8

Fake treatment or placebo.

Answer 8

Sham

Question 9

Problem Solving approach that integrates relevant evidence, clients preferences and values, and the practitioners professional expertise to achieve desired patient/client goals.

Answer 9

Evidence informed practice

Question 10

Boundaries the research sets that are under their control.

Answer 10

Delimitations

Question 11

Variable not under investigation but can influence the outcome.

Answer 11

Extraneous

Question 12

Type of research emphasizing objective measurements and statistic, mathematic, or numeric data analysis.

Answer 12

Quantitative

Question 13

Ability of an experiment to yield the same results of repeated by the same pr different investigator.

Answer 13

Reliability

Question 14

A subset of the population in a research study that represents the entire population.

Answer 14

Sample

Question 15

Systematic inquiry using prescribed methods to validate or refine existing knowledge or to develop new knowledge.

Answer 15

Research

Question 16

Critical analysis of many studies.

Answer 16

Systematic review

Question 17

Group that receives the intervention under investigation.

Answer 17

Treatment group

Question 18

Results or outcome of an investigation.

Answer 18

Findings

Question 19

Presumed outcome of an experiment.

Answer 19

Hypothesis

Question 20

Cognitive and social understanding of the purpose, process, and value of research and includes the ability to locate, read, understand, and evaluate research literature.

Answer 20

Research literacy

Question 21

The focus of the experiment or intervention under investigation.

Answer 21

Independent variable

Question 22

Preference for an outcome.

Answer 22

Bias

Question 23

The protocols or procedures used in an experiment.

Answer 23

Methods

Question 24

A single case describing a participants health history, the intervention used, and the treatment outcome.

Answer 24

Case report

Question 25

Basing treatment decisions on what had been shown to be effective is the essence of...

Answer 25

Evidence informed practice

Question 26

Which approach to research is based on studying existing scholarly works with the aim of discussing all published information about a specific topic or research question?

Answer 26

Literature review

Question 27

In what level in the hierarchy of evidence are randomized controlled trials?

Answer 27

Level 1

Question 28

What is a description of a personal experience?

Answer 28

Anecdote

Question 29

Another name for the research process is the...

Answer 29

Scientific method

Question 30

Which factor of a study indicates its accuracy and indicates the experiment measured what it was supposed to measure?

Answer 30

Validity

Question 31

Which is the variable that is expected to change and is the presume effect of an experiment?

Answer 31

Dependent

Question 32

Which describes how the dependent variable is measured?

Answer 32

Operational definitions

Question 33

Potential weaknesses or problems in an experiment that are

Answer 33

Limitations

Question 34

The practical importance of results or findings of a study to professional practice is called

Answer 34

Clinical Significance

Question 35

The part of a research paper that presents the findings and often includes tables, figures, or graphs is the:

Answer 35

Results

Question 36

In which stage of Benner's "noviceto expert theory" are professional behaviors relatively inflexible and rule governed?

Answer 36

Novice