Question 1

The bibliography within a research article may contain many more articles and books than are cited in the article itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Match the descriptor with the correct term. Not all descriptors may be used.
-Historical cohort

Accepted Answer

A) Faulty memory 
B) The tendency to select persons under frequent medical care 
C) The tendency to ask questions differently or probe more if it is known that the person has the disease 
D) Quantifies the amount of risk due to a certain characteristic IRe-IRo 
E) The ability of a test instrument to measure what it is supposed to measure
F)Identified by pre-existing records developed in the past
G)Accumulated period of time each person is in the study
H)Percent of all true noncases correctly identified
I)Percent of all true cases correctly identified
J)Reliability between more than one research assistant or observer
K)Examples: all new employees within a hospital, all new students in the first grade
L)The tendency for a certain disease to get a different opinion by different evaluators 
A) Faulty memory 
B) The tendency to select persons under frequent medical care 
C) The tendency to ask questions differently or probe more if it is known that the person has the disease 
D) Quantifies the amount of risk due to a certain characteristic IRe-IRo 
E) The ability of a test instrument to measure what it is supposed to measure
F)Identified by pre-existing records developed in the past
G)Accumulated period of time each person is in the study
H)Percent of all true noncases correctly identified
I)Percent of all true cases correctly identified
J)Reliability between more than one research assistant or observer
K)Examples: all new employees within a hospital, all new students in the first grade
L)The tendency for a certain disease to get a different opinion by different evaluators F

Question 3

The independent variable is the disease under study and the dependent variable is the risk factor or characteristic under study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Age, sex, race

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 5

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Percent of all true noncases correctly identified

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 6

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Research and human rights committee

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 7

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Cohort study

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-sectional study 
B) Descriptive study 
C) Analytic study 
D) Case-control study 
E) Odds ratio
F)Relative risk
G)Prospective study
H)Clinical trial
I)Life-table analysis
J)Outcome measures 
A) Cross-sectional study 
B) Descriptive study 
C) Analytic study 
D) Case-control study 
E) Odds ratio
F)Relative risk
G)Prospective study
H)Clinical trial
I)Life-table analysis
J)Outcome measures

Question 8

Results of a clinical trial show that 55 patients who received laser surgery for nearsightedness had severe nausea and vomiting after the procedure. The same local anesthetic was administered to all 55 patients. What information do you need to determine whether the anesthetic led to the nausea and vomiting these laser surgery patients had after their procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The denominator 
B)  The numerator 
C)  The ratio 
D)  The proportion 
A)  The denominator 
B)  The numerator 
C)  The ratio 
D)  The proportion

Question 9

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Variable that could be the cause of the disease (alcohol use)

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 10

"Peer reviewed" means that peers within the specific research area have not reviewed the research article before publication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Estimate of relative risk

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-sectional study 
B) Descriptive study 
C) Analytic study 
D) Case-control study 
E) Odds ratio
F)Relative risk
G)Prospective study
H)Clinical trial
I)Life-table analysis
J)Outcome measures 
A) Cross-sectional study 
B) Descriptive study 
C) Analytic study 
D) Case-control study 
E) Odds ratio
F)Relative risk
G)Prospective study
H)Clinical trial
I)Life-table analysis
J)Outcome measures

Question 12

Epidemiology is the study of disease and the determinants of disease in individual cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Individual with the disease under study

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 14

The incidence rate of the exposed group divided by the incidence rate of the unexposed group is the formula to determine the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Relative risk 
B)  Odds ratio 
C)  Incidence 
D)  Prevalence 
A)  Relative risk 
B)  Odds ratio 
C)  Incidence 
D)  Prevalence

Question 15

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Concurrently describes characteristics at one point in time

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-sectional study 
B) Descriptive study 
C) Analytic study 
D) Case-control study 
E) Odds ratio
F)Relative risk
G)Prospective study
H)Clinical trial
I)Life-table analysis
J)Outcome measures 
A) Cross-sectional study 
B) Descriptive study 
C) Analytic study 
D) Case-control study 
E) Odds ratio
F)Relative risk
G)Prospective study
H)Clinical trial
I)Life-table analysis
J)Outcome measures

Question 16

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Study used to generate hypotheses

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-sectional study 
B) Descriptive study 
C) Analytic study 
D) Case-control study 
E) Odds ratio
F)Relative risk
G)Prospective study
H)Clinical trial
I)Life-table analysis
J)Outcome measures 
A) Cross-sectional study 
B) Descriptive study 
C) Analytic study 
D) Case-control study 
E) Odds ratio
F)Relative risk
G)Prospective study
H)Clinical trial
I)Life-table analysis
J)Outcome measures

Question 17

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. Some may be used more than once.
-Determines what research has been previously conducted

Accepted Answer

A) Hypothesis 
B) Methodology 
C) Specific aims 
D) Literature review 
E) Significance section
F)Validity
G)Reliability
H)Bias
I)Prevalence
J)Incidence 
A) Hypothesis 
B) Methodology 
C) Specific aims 
D) Literature review 
E) Significance section
F)Validity
G)Reliability
H)Bias
I)Prevalence
J)Incidence

Question 18

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used.
-Characteristics that could cause the disease

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 19

Referring to the data in the table, what was the incidence rate of cancer?

Accepted Answer

162/2000 =

Question 20

A major advantage of a prospective study is that its results can be measured after a very short time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The bibliography within a research article may contain many more articles and books than are cited in the article itself.

Match the descriptor with the correct term. Not all descriptors may be used. -Historical cohort

The independent variable is the disease under study and the dependent variable is the risk factor or characteristic under study.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Age, sex, race

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Percent of all true noncases correctly identified

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Research and human rights committee

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Cohort study

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Variable that could be the cause of the disease (alcohol use)

"Peer reviewed" means that peers within the specific research area have not reviewed the research article before publication.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Estimate of relative risk

Epidemiology is the study of disease and the determinants of disease in individual cases.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Individual with the disease under study

The incidence rate of the exposed group divided by the incidence rate of the unexposed group is the formula to determine the:

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Concurrently describes characteristics at one point in time

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Study used to generate hypotheses

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. Some may be used more than once. -Determines what research has been previously conducted

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Characteristics that could cause the disease

Referring to the data in the table, what was the incidence rate of cancer?

A major advantage of a prospective study is that its results can be measured after a very short time.

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Exam 11: Research and Epidemiology

The bibliography within a research article may contain many more articles and books than are cited in the article itself.

Match the descriptor with the correct term. Not all descriptors may be used. -Historical cohort

The independent variable is the disease under study and the dependent variable is the risk factor or characteristic under study.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Age, sex, race

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Percent of all true noncases correctly identified

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Research and human rights committee

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Cohort study

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Variable that could be the cause of the disease (alcohol use)

"Peer reviewed" means that peers within the specific research area have not reviewed the research article before publication.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Estimate of relative risk

Epidemiology is the study of disease and the determinants of disease in individual cases.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Individual with the disease under study

The incidence rate of the exposed group divided by the incidence rate of the unexposed group is the formula to determine the:

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Concurrently describes characteristics at one point in time

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Study used to generate hypotheses

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. Some may be used more than once. -Determines what research has been previously conducted

Match the term with the correct descriptor. Not all terms may be used. -Characteristics that could cause the disease

Referring to the data in the table, what was the incidence rate of cancer?

A major advantage of a prospective study is that its results can be measured after a very short time.

Health Care Systems

The Health Informatics and Information Management Profession

Health Information Infrastructure and Systems

Health Data Concepts

Electronic Health Record Systems

Classification Systems, Clinical Vocabularies, and Terminology

Technology, Applications, and Security

Information Systems Life Cycle and Project Management

Managing Electronic Health Record Systems: Collaboration and Implementation

Statistics and Data Presentation

Performance Management and Patient Safety

Data Reporting, Interpretation, and Use

Privacy and Health Law

Human Resource Management

Operational Management

Revenue Cycle and Financial Management

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