oth 504- week quizzes & ch questions

when searching for studies on energy conservation it would be best to enter the term as:

“energy conservation”

2: t/F? when you enter “stroke” as a MeSH term, PubMed will search for stroke as well as synonyms of stroke

2: true

if you are looking for studies related to therapy practices in an educational setting which databases would be most relevant

ERIC

which database provides the most efficient search of studies specific to allied health?

CINAHL

5: t/f? all citations listed in CINAHL are peer reviewed

5: false

6: t/f? congress mandates that the full extent of all articles airisng from studies funded by the National Institutes of Health be free to the public

6: true

990: you want to search for studies about orthotics but know that some may use the term splinting. what is the best Boolean operator to use for studies that would include either term?

990: OR

you are also interested in studies of stroke that involve dysphagia. the best Boolean operator to use in this case would be

AND

which function should you use if you want to search for studies that are clinical trials

limits

10: t/f? an evidence based practitioner discourages clients from doing their own web based research

10: false

scientific research reported in the news media tends to do which of the following?

overemphasize the initial findings

the impact factor of a journal is based on:

the number of times articles in the journal are cited in other articles

13: t/f? a major limitation of peer review is its inability to protect against fraudulent reporting

13: true

which organization is reponsible for the oversight of ethical human subject research

IRB

15: t/f? publishing the findings in two different journal articles is an ethical process that ensures that more individuals will have access to the information

15: false

the source of funding of a research article is typically found in which of the follwoing sections

acknowledgements

which of the following sections presents the purpose of a study

introduction

where would you find the limitations of a study

discussion

a table that lists the pretest and posttest results with their associated p values would be found in what section of a research article

results

20: t/f? in the results section the research speculates as to why a particular finding occured

20: false

which of the following statements best describes EBP

taking into account the research evidence, your practice experiences, and the ct’s values when making clinical decisions

the PICO format is most consistently applied to which type of research question

efficacy

the external evidence component of evidence based practice is limited b/c it typically provides which type of info about an intervention

whether or not an intervention is effective in a controlled context

which of the follwoing best describes a critically appraised paper

a summary and analysis of a singled research study

the question “which factors are most correlated with fall risk” would best be described with what type of question

predictive

what feature of level 2 studies makes them stronger than level 3 studies

random assignment

which type of research best answers a question about the lived experience

qualitative

what feature of systematic reviews makes them stronger than randomized controlled trials

replication

a study examines efficacy of yoga for reducing symptoms in schizophrenia by comparing an existing group of volunteers who participate in a yoga group with an existing group of volunteers who participate in a exercise group. what LOE

III

single group pretest and posttest design find that KT is effective in reducing shoulder pain. which of following follow up studies would be most useful in increasing the strength of the evidence for this interaction

using randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of this intervention as compared with a control group

which database provides full text of all citations

PubMed Central

which database is limited to randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews relevant to OT practice

OTSeeker

which of boolean operators will increase number of articles you are searching for

OR

which terms should you use if you want to find studies on different types of dementia but want to exclude studies on frontotemporal dementia

dementia NOT frontotemporal

which function should you use if you want to search for the work of a particular author

advanced search

publication bias most often refers to

tendency to publish more pos than neg results

which of following would be most likely to cause concern when trying to assess the credibility of a Wbesite’s recommendation for a certain practice

association of web with industry leaders who have financial intersts in the practice

benefit of membership in your professional organization most typically includes

access to full text of organization’s journal

practice implications of a study are included in what section of a research article

disussiona

1: any financial conflicts of interests should be identified in what section of a research article

1: acknowledgements

which type of research does not have a hypo and instead is more interested in discovery and understanding of phenomena

qualitative

a nonrandomized controlled trials examining the efficacy of adaptive seating for ADHD would be classified as what type of research

experimental

study finds that the prevalence of learning disabilities is approx 10%. this study is best classified as

nonexperimental

when researcher finds that the intervention group improved significantly more than the control group which statement is most accurate

hypo that the intervention group will have better outcomes than control group is supported by findings

study conducted examining effects of use of weighted vest on standardized test scores for children with ADHD in classroom. while taking test some wear vest and some don’t. whether child is in group wearing vest or not would be considered what type of variable

independent

before random assignment study matches participants by grade and severity ADHD symptoms. participants then randomly assigned to cognitive remediation program or wait list control group to determine if intervention improves classroom participation and performance. grade and severity of symptoms are what type of variable

control

which study better for determining likelihood of depression occuring after job loss

longitudinal

which of following is best example of qualitative research

leaning about daily life experience of caregivers from caregiver’s perspectivvea

all students in class receive mindfulness intervention. stress and test performance are outcome measure. this study would best be classified as

pre experimental

study described as 2 × 2 design. this means

2 independent variable with 2 levels

when study describes sample as 62% female this percentage is an example of what type of statistic

freq

mode is most useful measure of central tendency when the data…

categorical

what type graph best to use when yu want to illustrate changes over time

line graph

in normal distribution percentange of individuals with 1 sd above and 1 sd below is the means is…

approx 68%

if exam easy and most students received very high grades and few low grades the freq distribution would be described as

neg skewed

one group wore vest and other not. inferential statistics used to compare differences between the two is

dependent sample t test

which of following difference statistics is an example of a within group comparison

dependent sample t test

when conducting t test if all other factors are equal more likely to be statistically significant difference between groups if

variability is small

which statistic would be most helpful in determining if impact that an intervention had on a outcome is large enough that it could be clinically signficiant

d=1.62

resarch study reports that the mean = 5.4, 95% CI (3.2, 7.9). which following best inerpretation of confidence interval

pop has a mean that falls between 3.2 and 7.9

which statistic gives you info about likelihood of making a type 2 error

power

study comparing conventional tx and new intervention finds no interaction effect but it does find main effect for time. which interpretation of findings is most accurate

both groups improved but one group did not improve more than the other

adults with traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, and dementia are compare on a m,easure of executive function. which statistic would be used to determine is there’s a difference between the 3 groups

one way ANOVA

in randomized controlled trial with a pretest and posttest which comparison is most important for determining if intervention condition is more effective than the control condition

interaction effect

study that compares the percentage of males and females in an OT class with the percentage of males and females in a PT class. which statistic would be used to determine if there is a difference

chi square

based on following scientific notation what is study design?

R, O, X₁, O, X₂, O

R, O, X₂, O, X₁, O

randomized crossover design

which scientific notation is consistent with a single subject design

ABABA

researcher interested in studying efficacy of joint protection training program for people with arthritis. participants randomly assigned to program or a treatment as usual condition. in same study ½ of participants in each group randomly receive an orthotic and other half do not. what is type of design

randomized factorial design

what type effect is most important for determining if intervention group improved significantly more than control group

interaction effects

researcher uses chart records from individuals receiving patient services and compare those who received mirror therapy with those who did not. what type design is described

retrospective group comparison design

if researcher examines time effects in a study by comparing pretest and posttest scores this could be described as

within subjects effects

cluster randomized controlled trial would be classified as what LOE

3 or 2B

what potential benefit may nonrandomized controlled trial have over randomized controlled trial

nonrandom controlled trials might be more similar to real world practice

all other things equal which of following designs requires larger sample size

factorial design

crossover design considered to be at same level of evidence of what other design

randomized controlled trial

in 2017 estimated 7.1% US adults experienced depression. this example of

prevalence

common occurrence of survey research

low response

if risk is 1.00 which describes risk of development

no greater risk

in predictive study which of following conditions enhances ability to assume that 1 event plays role in causing another event

when predictors occurs before outcome

with chronic condition such as osteoarthritis you would expect

prevalence to be higher than incidience

level 3 studies provide stronger evidence than level 4 studies b/c

provide longitudinal data

study finds that number of hours of sleep is positively correlated with GPA. this means that

more sleep is associated with higher GPA

which of following types of research is longitudinal in nature

prospective cohort study

which statistic is most useful for determining time it typically takes before specific event occurs

hazards ratio

which of following terms does NOT apply to descriptive research?

experimental

level 1B RCT studies provide stronger evidence than level 2B RCT studies because they

use larger samples