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Flashcards in Trans - Research Question Deck (11)
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1
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background question

A

seeks knowledge on basic sciences

answer found in textbooks

2
Q

foreground questions

A

seeks knowledge concerning treatment, diagnosis, prognosis, etc.
answer found in medical literature

3
Q

elements of a well formulated research question

A

PECO

patient. population, person
exposure
comparison/comparator
outcome

4
Q

assessment of research question

A

FINEST

feasible
interesting
novel
ethical
significant
time bound
5
Q

research - definition

A

systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data which aims to answer a question

6
Q

database =

A

fields + records

7
Q

record

A

cards containing an article’s fields

8
Q

field

A

corresponds to a piece of information relevant to an article

9
Q

phrasing the question when searching for literature

A

PECO

10
Q

sensitivity

A

refers to the likelihood of retrieving relevant citations

11
Q

specificity

A

refers to the likelihood of excluding irrelevant citations