Exam 25: Evaluating Research for Evidence-Based Practice

Comparative and associational studies rank above qualitative studies in evidence-based practice.

All things being equal, internal validity is more important in evidence-based practice than external validity.

In evidence-based practice qualitative studies are of no value.

The critical step in the evidence-based practice process includes:

In special needs research, often times a single-subject design provides more evidence toward a solution of a problem than a randomized experimental design.

A key component in reporting evidence-based practice is that:

The Cochrane collaborative publishes:

According to your text, community-based programs such as reducing drinking and driving often use:

In evidence-based practice a meta-analysis of randomized studies is of little value.

Which of the following are more highly valued in evidence-based practice?

Are multiple studies or single, rigorously designed studies more convincing?

In occupational therapy research, studies utilizing a single-subject design is not of much value.

Meta-analysis systematically combines effect sizes from different studies.

Meta-analysis is:

In evidence-based practice qualitative research is seen as:

What are the five steps in the practice of evidence-based medicine?

Case studies rank above expert opinion in evidence-based practice.

Using Law's hierarchy of levels of evidence which of the following are higher?

With community-based programs, usually randomized experimental is the most common design used.

Qualitative studies rank above quasi-experimental studies in evidence-based practice.