Week 6 Knowledge Check

A  Similarity between patients in the studies and patients in your setting

B  Setting’s ability to replicate the study

C  Feasibility of implementing a change based on the findings

D  Safety of using the change suggested by the study

A  Clinical significance is a way of portraying the practical meaning of the study findings

B  Clinical significance of the study findings is always addressed in research reports

C  Clinical significance is a judgment based on finding information and clinical knowledge

D  In experimental studies, the size of the treatment effect is an important determinant of clinical significance

A  Similarity between patients in the studies and patients in your setting

B  Setting’s ability to replicate the study

C  Feasibility of implementing a change based on the findings

D  Safety of using the change suggested by the study

A  The p value

B  The research design

C  The size of the difference in the outcomes of the treatment groups

D  The profile of the sample

A  A healthcare librarian

B  Online opinions regarding the study

C  Structured appraisal questions appropriate to the type of evidence

D  A statistical calculator

A  A finding produced by a study done in a setting similar to the one in which the findings may be used can be used as a basis for care with confidence.

B  A credible and clinically significant finding of a study can be used as a basis for care after deliberation about its applicability

C  A study produced by a reputable organization can with confidence be used as a basis for care.

D  A credible and clinically significant finding can with confidence be used as a basis for care.

A  The credibility of a finding mainly rests on the methodological soundness of the study that produced it.

B  The credibility of a finding mainly rests on whether the result is statistically significant.

C  The credibility of a finding mainly rests on whether it has undergone peer review

D  The credibility of a finding mainly rests on the funding source and the credentials of the researchers.

A  Appraisal is a set of judgments using an objective set of criteria regarding the credibility, clinical significance, and applicability of the recommendations of clinical practice guidelines, conclusions of systematic reviews, or study findings.

B  Appraisal is a careful, personal judgment regarding the generalizability of the recommendations of clinical practice guidelines, conclusions of systematic reviews, or study findings.

C  Appraisal is the opinion of an expert in the field regarding the methodological soundness of a clinical practice guideline, systematic review, or study

D  Appraisal is a critique of the weaknesses of a clinical practice guideline, systematic review, or study.