How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine (52 page)

hierarchy of evidence

pharmaceutical industry
traditional

histogram

holistic perspective

human factor

human resources

HYE (Healthy Years Equivalent)

hypercholesterolaemia

‘hypoactive sexual desire’, female

hypothesis,
null

 

‘illness scripts’

implementation

clinical guidelines
guidelines

IMRAD format

inadequate optimisation

inception cohort

incremental cost

independence, editorial

indirect costs

individualised approaches

induced delivery

inductive reasoning

industry, pharmaceutical,
see
pharmaceutical industry

infertility

informal browsing

information ‘jungle’

information needs

informed choice

‘informed consent’

intangible costs

integrated care pathways

‘integrated’ EBM teaching

inter-rater reliability

internet-accessible format

interventions

complex
CONSORT checklist
cost analysis
effect of
meta-analyses
organisational
simple
specific educational

interview

qualitative research
see
also questionnaire

invited review

items (questionnaire)

iterative approach

 

journalistic review

‘jungle’, information

 

Kappa score

knowledge, collective

knowledge managers

 

laboratory experiments

learning organisation

least-squares methods

‘length of stay’

level of evidence

lifestyle, health-related

likelihood ratio

nomogram

literature searching

long-term effects

longitudinal survey

looking for answers

‘lumpers and splitters’

 

mammogram

management theory, classical

Marinker, Marshall

marketing

masking,
see
blinding

Maskrey, Neal

McMaster Health Utilities Index Questionnaire

mean inhibitory concentration (MIC)

mean (statistical)

measurements

mechanistic approach

mediator/moderator effect

medicine

evidence-based,
see
evidence-based medicine
‘narrative-based’

Medline

systematic reviews

meta-analyses

aspirin
interventions

methodological quality

assessment
problematic descriptions
systematic reviews

‘methodologically robust’ evidence

mixed method case study

motorcycle maintenance

multiple interacting components

 

n
of 1 trial

‘narrative-based medicine’

narrative interview

NAHA (National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts)

National Guideline Clearinghouse

needs assessment

negative predictive value

‘negative’ trials

neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)

NNT (number needed to treat)

nomogram, likelihood ratio

non-diseases

non-medical factors

non-medical treatments

non-normal data,
see
skewed data

non-parametric tests

non-randomised controlled clinical trials

non-significant results, relevant

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)

normal distribution

‘normal range’

normative orientation

Nottingham Health Profile

null
hypothesis 30

 

objective of treatment

one-stop shopping

online material

online tutorials, effective searching

operational orientation

opinion leader

opportunity samples, questionnaire research

option grids

organisation, evidence-based

organisational boundaries

organisational case studies

organisational interventions

original studies

original study protocol

CONSORT checklist

OSIRIS patient trial

other-language studies

outcome measures

‘outcomes research’

outliers

 

p
-value

paired data

papers

economic analyses
guidelines
meta-analyses
methodological quality
qualitative research
quality improvement case studies
questionnaire research
reading
rejection
systematic reviews
‘trashing’

participants

qualitative research
spectrum of

patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)

patients

advice or education for
evidence application
patient’s perspective
‘typical’
viewpoint
withdrawal from studies

Pearson correlation coefficient

peer review

per-protocol analysis

personal digital assistants (PDAs)

personal experiences

perspective

counting-and-measuring
holistic
patient’s
researcher’s

pharmaceutical industry

evidence-based practice
‘grey literature’

pharmacokinetic measurements

pharmacotherapy (PHA),
see
drug treatments

philosophical-normative orientation

PIER,
see
ACP PIER

pilot trial

piloting, questionnaire research

‘placebo’ effect

clinical research studies
methodological quality

point-of-care resources

policymaking

evidence-based

pooled data

populations

cohort studies
guidelines
qualitative research
questionnaire research
sub-

positive predictive value

post-test probability

postal questionnaire

practical-operational orientation

practice, evidence-based

practice guidelines

pre-appraised sources

pre-test probability

precision

prediction rules, clinical

preliminary statistical questions

prenatal steroid treatment

press cutting

prevalence

primary studies

PRISMA statement

probability

pre-/post-test

problem formulation

process evaluation

professional behaviour

prognosis

progressive focusing

PROMs (patient-reported outcome measures)

prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test

protocols

original study protocol
per-protocol analysis
protocol-driven approach

Psychiatry Online

psychological antecedents, context-specific

psychometric studies

psychometric validity

PubMed

purposive sample

 

Q-TWIST

QADAS (Quality in Diagnostic and Screening tests) checklist

QALY (quality-adjusted life year)

QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework)

qualitative research

quality

methodological
trial design

quality improvement case studies

quality improvement cycle

‘quality of care’

quality of life

PROMs

‘queries’, clinical

questionnaire

‘questionnaire mugger’
questionnaire research
SF-36 general health

questions

good clinical
preliminary statistical

QUORUM statement

quota sampling frame

 

r
-value

random samples, questionnaire research

randomised controlled trials (RCTs)

checklist
CONSORT statement
cumulative meta-analyses
hierarchy of evidence
systematic bias

rating scale measurements

reading papers

‘real-life’ circumstances

receptive context for change

recruitment dates, CONSORT checklist

reflexivity

regression (statistical)

rejection, papers

relevant non-significant results

reliability, inter-rater

reporting format, structured

reports, case

reproducible tests

research

design
‘outcomes’
qualitative
questionnaire
research question
researcher’s perspective
secondary

resources, Point-of-care

respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal

response rate

retrospective subgroup analysis

reviews

clinical guidelines
peer
systematic

Richard, Cliff

risk, additional

risk

risk difference,
see
absolute risk reduction

role preference

 

safety improvement case studies

sample size

CONSORT checklist

sciatica

scientific jargon

screening

mammogram
tests

SD (standard deviation)

search engines, federated

searching

effective
literature

secondary research

clinical guidelines

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