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Which type of study is highest on the evidence pyramid? - Answer- Meta-Analysis
What was the approach of the study below?
METHOD:
We performed a controlled trial of individually delivered cognitive therapy plus
treatment-as-usual compared with just treatment-as-usual. Fifty adolescents with early
onset schizophrenia were randomly assigned to receive either cognitive therapy (n = 25)
or treatment as usual (n = 25). Clinical symptoms and cognitive and functional
performance were assessed before and after treatment in both groups and after 3
months in the CRT group to determine which treatment would be more effective at
improving symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Cognitive domains were defined
according to the Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in
Schizophrenia consensus battery and averaged in a global cognitive composite score. -
Answer- experimental
The Framingham Heart Study is a well-known example of a ___. - Answer- cohort study
In a cross-over trial, two types of control are possible: the control group (in which
patients receive the placebo or usual treatment) and a ____. - Answer- within-subjects
control
Read the following METHODS from a research study:
Semistructured interviews and participatory observation was used to collect data from
spiritual healers and their clients about spiritual healing they had received over the last
year. Analyses were based on the methodological concept of directed qualitative
content analysis. Data was analyzed using MAXQDA software, discussed and reviewed
by a multidisciplinary research team consisting of medical anthropologists, medical
doctors and a religious studies scholar.
What type of research paradigm was used in this study? - Answer- qualitative
What study design did the researchers use in the study below?
METHOD: Compliance, morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization during a 2-week follow-
up were evaluated by a study on a set of children with severe and very severe
pneumonia after treatment at an urban clinic. The primary outcome measures were
proportions of success (compliance) and failure (non-compliance) of follow-up visits at
the clinic to improve asthma symptoms as measured by respirometry. - Answer-
Cohort?
Correct Answers | Verified | Latest
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Which type of study is highest on the evidence pyramid? - Answer- Meta-Analysis
What was the approach of the study below?
METHOD:
We performed a controlled trial of individually delivered cognitive therapy plus
treatment-as-usual compared with just treatment-as-usual. Fifty adolescents with early
onset schizophrenia were randomly assigned to receive either cognitive therapy (n = 25)
or treatment as usual (n = 25). Clinical symptoms and cognitive and functional
performance were assessed before and after treatment in both groups and after 3
months in the CRT group to determine which treatment would be more effective at
improving symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Cognitive domains were defined
according to the Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in
Schizophrenia consensus battery and averaged in a global cognitive composite score. -
Answer- experimental
The Framingham Heart Study is a well-known example of a ___. - Answer- cohort study
In a cross-over trial, two types of control are possible: the control group (in which
patients receive the placebo or usual treatment) and a ____. - Answer- within-subjects
control
Read the following METHODS from a research study:
Semistructured interviews and participatory observation was used to collect data from
spiritual healers and their clients about spiritual healing they had received over the last
year. Analyses were based on the methodological concept of directed qualitative
content analysis. Data was analyzed using MAXQDA software, discussed and reviewed
by a multidisciplinary research team consisting of medical anthropologists, medical
doctors and a religious studies scholar.
What type of research paradigm was used in this study? - Answer- qualitative
What study design did the researchers use in the study below?
METHOD: Compliance, morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization during a 2-week follow-
up were evaluated by a study on a set of children with severe and very severe
pneumonia after treatment at an urban clinic. The primary outcome measures were
proportions of success (compliance) and failure (non-compliance) of follow-up visits at
the clinic to improve asthma symptoms as measured by respirometry. - Answer-
Cohort?
