Research Overview and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Process

Vocabulary flashcards covering EBP steps, research purposes, and qualitative/quantitative methods from the notes.

Steps of the EBP process

Ask a clinically meaningful question; collect the evidence; critically appraise the evidence; synthesize the evidence; integrate evidence with clinical expertise and patient values; make a decision and implement; evaluate outcomes.

Ask a clinically meaningful question

The first step in the EBP process to frame a relevant clinical question.

Collect the evidence

Second step in the EBP process to gather relevant research and data.

Critically appraise the evidence

Evaluate the validity and applicability of the evidence.

Synthesize the evidence

Combine findings from multiple sources to form a cohesive conclusion.

Integrate evidence with clinical expertise and patient values

Apply the evidence within the context of clinician experience, patient preferences, and the clinical setting.

Make a decision and implement

Choose and apply the best evidence in practice.

Evaluate outcomes

Assess the results of the implemented decision.

Quantitative vs Qualitative

Two major research approaches; Quantitative uses numerical data, Qualitative explores meanings and experiences.

Purpose of the study: Identification

One of the listed purposes of a study: identify phenomena or variables.

Purpose of the study: Description

One of the listed purposes: describe characteristics or phenomena.

Purpose of the study: Exploration

One of the listed purposes: explore phenomena.

Purpose of the study: Prediction and Control

One of the listed purposes: predict outcomes and control variables.

Purpose of the study: Explanation

One of the listed purposes: explain relationships or phenomena.

Teenage test-taking anxiety

Anxiety teenagers experience when taking tests.

6-week behavioral intervention

A six-week program designed to affect teenagers' test-taking anxiety.

Lived experience

Subjective experience of individuals; central focus in phenomenology.

Lived experience of the SAT for teens with test-taking anxiety

Subjective experience of taking the SAT by anxious teenagers.

Quantitative Research

A category of research that uses numerical data; includes experimental, quasi-experimental, and nonexperimental designs.

Qualitative Research

A category of research that explores meanings and experiences; includes phenomenology, ethnography, and grounded theory.

Phenomenology

Qualitative method focused on the study of lived experiences.

Ethnography

Qualitative method studying cultures and groups.

Grounded Theory

Qualitative method aimed at generating theory from data.

SAT

Standardized test mentioned in the notes as context for test-taking anxiety.