DTC 500 quiz 1- updated

what are the 5 steps of the health research process

1. Identify a study question

2. Choose a study approach

3. design study and collect data

4. analyze data

5. report findings

steps in identifying a study question

1. brainstorm questions from personal life

2. concept map ideas

3. Identify key words and find a theme

4. Find topics from EDPs

What does EDPs stand for?

exposures, diseases, and populations

How to review the literature

1. read from informal sources

2. identify stats from EDPs

3. find abstract databases

4. Find full-text articles from abstracts

5. create annotated bibliography

What is an abstract database

a collection of abstracts that allows researchers to search for articles using keywords or other search terms

What is an annotated bibliography?

A list of sources used in your research with a summary, assessment, and reflection of each.

How to define specific aims

1. Refine study question to answer ONE well-defined question

2. find ONE study goal

3. Identify multiple study objectives

4. develop conceptual and theoretical framework

5. ensure study is FINER

What does FINER stand for

Feasible

Interesting

Novel

Ethical

Relevant

Steps in professional development

1. find a team

2. find mentors

3. personal development

What is a primary study

collects new data from individuals

what is a secondary study

analyzes existing data

what is a tertiary study

review and synthesize the existing literature

What is a case series study?

describes a group with the same disease, disorder, or have undergone the same procedure

what is a cross-sectional study?

Measures proportion of a population who have exposure or disease

What is a case control study?

compares exposure histories in people with and without a disease