INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH
RESEARCH METHODS - THE HEALTH
RESEARCH PROCESS STUDY SET
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Demography - ANSWER-The study of populations and population dynamics, such as
birth and death rates.
Morbidity - ANSWER-illness
Mortality - ANSWER-Death
Testability - ANSWER-Present when the research question includes components
that can be measured and examined.
Brainstorming - ANSWER-Creating a long list of possible research topics
Concept Mapping - ANSWER-Begin by listing several ideas that might be interesting
to study. Identify the related ideas that show up several times on the list and appear
to be a central theme. Use circles and arrows to visibly group related topics to clarify
the connections. Consider which of those broad areas might be worth exploring.
Keywords - ANSWER-A list of words that may help focus the research question.
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) - ANSWER-A database developed by the U.S.
National Library of Medicine, can be helpful for identifying the full extent of a
research area and also for narrowing the scope of a research area.
Exposure - ANSWER-An intervention, environmental encounter, behavior, or
personal characteristic that might change the likelihood of developing a health
condition.
Ex: income, tobacco use, nutritional status, and pollution.
Disease - ANSWER-Illness in general, or the particular adverse health outcome that
is the focus of a health science study.
Ex: Escherichia coli, asthma, autism, and bone fractures.
Outcome - ANSWER-The measured endpoint in an experimental study or an
observed event such as the onset of incident disease in a cohort study.
EDPs - ANSWER-Acronym for exposures, diseases/outcomes, and populations,
which can be combined to form study questions using a standard format of "Is
[exposure] related to [disease/outcome] in [population]?"
Ex: Are exercise habits (exposure) related to the risk of bone fractures (disease) in
adults with diabetes (population)?
RESEARCH METHODS - THE HEALTH
RESEARCH PROCESS STUDY SET
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Demography - ANSWER-The study of populations and population dynamics, such as
birth and death rates.
Morbidity - ANSWER-illness
Mortality - ANSWER-Death
Testability - ANSWER-Present when the research question includes components
that can be measured and examined.
Brainstorming - ANSWER-Creating a long list of possible research topics
Concept Mapping - ANSWER-Begin by listing several ideas that might be interesting
to study. Identify the related ideas that show up several times on the list and appear
to be a central theme. Use circles and arrows to visibly group related topics to clarify
the connections. Consider which of those broad areas might be worth exploring.
Keywords - ANSWER-A list of words that may help focus the research question.
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) - ANSWER-A database developed by the U.S.
National Library of Medicine, can be helpful for identifying the full extent of a
research area and also for narrowing the scope of a research area.
Exposure - ANSWER-An intervention, environmental encounter, behavior, or
personal characteristic that might change the likelihood of developing a health
condition.
Ex: income, tobacco use, nutritional status, and pollution.
Disease - ANSWER-Illness in general, or the particular adverse health outcome that
is the focus of a health science study.
Ex: Escherichia coli, asthma, autism, and bone fractures.
Outcome - ANSWER-The measured endpoint in an experimental study or an
observed event such as the onset of incident disease in a cohort study.
EDPs - ANSWER-Acronym for exposures, diseases/outcomes, and populations,
which can be combined to form study questions using a standard format of "Is
[exposure] related to [disease/outcome] in [population]?"
Ex: Are exercise habits (exposure) related to the risk of bone fractures (disease) in
adults with diabetes (population)?
