EBP quiz 3
which of the following design types is most accurate for determining causality?
QUASI =provides beginning evidence of causality
which of the following groups would be used in a case-control study?
a group WITH breast cancer and a group WITHOUT breast cancer
which is an example of community-based participatory research?
a researcher uses input from community members to design an experimental program for the local health clinic "USES IMPUT" from a "COMMUNITY"
a study's participants are divided into a control group, a group that receives an experimental intervention, a group that receives a different experimental intervention, and a group that receives both of the experimental interventions. Whcih type of design does the study demonstrate?
factorial design
which of the following is an example of a cyclical trend in epidemiology?
the rate of RSV admissions in the fall of each year in the western united states
why are descriptive designs sometimes called exploratory studies?
they are used to explore and gather knowledge when little is known about a phenomenon
TRUE OR FALSE if a population is identified to be high-risk for an untreatable condition, medical professionals have an ethical responsibility to screen individuals for the condition
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE to reduce the threat of mortality, researchers should regularly communicate the benefits of the experimental intervention to the study participants
FALSE it will cause manipulation of IV
TRUE OR FALSE if a researcher is unable to randomly assign subjects to groups and must use a comparison group, the study design is considered nonexperimental
False its nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest
TRUE OR FALSE id a screening test results in a significant number of false-negative results, the sensitivity of the test needs to be improved
TRUE
which measure could not be determined using data from a cross-sectional study of obesity and type II diabetes?
an estimate of the strength of the cause-and-effect relationship between obesity and type II diabetes
which of the following is an example of a pandemic?
an outbreak of cholera WORLDWIDE
a nurse researcher interested in the relationship between radiation exposure and cancer divides participants into two groups: those who are regularly exposed to higher-than-average levvels of radiation on the job and those who are not. The nurse will follow both groups to see how many in each group eventually develop a form of cancer. What type of study is the nurse designing?
cohort
which type if design would be used by researchers investigating the relationship between coping strategies used by caregivers of older adults with cognitive changes and the occurrence of elder abuse?
correlation design = used to establish and study relationships between TWO or more VARIABLES with no manipulation of IV
a study of data compiled from emergency departments reveals that the number of hospital visits for cooking-related knife injuries significantly increases around major holidays. what do the variables examined in the study show?
covariance "a repeated action that is common"
which of the following is an example of a case series in epidemiology?
five men in europe have died following the onset of similar symptoms of fever, convulsions, and uncontrollable bleeding Epidemiology= study of factors relating to health and symptoms
a nurse is designing a community healthcare budget and wants to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated for children with birth defects. in order to set the budget, the nurse needs to determine which measure related to children with birth defects in the community of focus
prevalence number of existing cases of disease in a population
how does the nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design differ from the classical experimental design?
researchers are unable to randomly assign subjects to groups
