Exam 9: Locating the Evidence: Sources and Levels of Evidence

The PEDro rating scale:

An author has written an article that provides an overview of therapy following total knee replacements. The author presents examples of original research to support the author's argument about the best type of therapy following total knee replacements. This type of article is called a:

Which of the following is lowest on the hierarchy of evidence pyramid?

Which of the following statements is true of textbooks?

An article that presents original research is called a:

Expert opinion and editorials are low on the hierarchy of evidence pyramid because:

The available body of scientific research literature is called:

The process of evaluation of a journal article by experts in the field is called:

Which of the following statements is not true of peer review?

A source that contains information from previously published material and includes an interpretation of the material is called:

A brief summary of evidence that includes commentary by the professional reviewing the study is called a(n):

Clinical practice guidelines are typically developed by: