PHC4935 Midterm Study Guide Questions
With Correct Answers
True or False? The five steps of the research process can vary according to the
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goal of the research project or according to what methods are used. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-False
True or False? Population health focuses on the outcomes and determinants of
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health in groups of humans. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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What type of research evaluates the best ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat
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adverse health issues that affect individuals and families? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Clinical research |
Demography is often used as a tool in what type of research? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Population health research | |
What is the fourth step in the research process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Analyzing the data | |
Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would
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provide evidence for the success of the intervention? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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PICOT
, Which of the following, related to the candidate question, will assist the
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researcher in determining what is already known about the topic and what new
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information a new study could contribute? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Literature
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review
What database, developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, can be
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helpful for identifying the full extent of a research area and for narrowing the
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scope of a research area? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-MeSh (Medical Subject
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Headings Database) |
True or False? The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible
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research topics. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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True or False? Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet
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demand for needs assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness
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studies. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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True or False? The only way to truly understand a study is to read the full text of
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the article. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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True or False? For a research project to be considered original, it needs to have
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only one substantive difference from previous work. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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Which database is sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and
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features only journals that have applied for inclusion and passed through a
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review process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-MEDLINE
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With Correct Answers
True or False? The five steps of the research process can vary according to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
goal of the research project or according to what methods are used. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-False
True or False? Population health focuses on the outcomes and determinants of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
health in groups of humans. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
| | | | | | |
What type of research evaluates the best ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
adverse health issues that affect individuals and families? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Clinical research |
Demography is often used as a tool in what type of research? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Population health research | |
What is the fourth step in the research process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
Analyzing the data | |
Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
provide evidence for the success of the intervention? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
PICOT
, Which of the following, related to the candidate question, will assist the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
researcher in determining what is already known about the topic and what new
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
information a new study could contribute? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Literature
| | | | | | | | |
review
What database, developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, can be
| | | | | | | | | | | |
helpful for identifying the full extent of a research area and for narrowing the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
scope of a research area? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-MeSh (Medical Subject
| | | | | | | | | |
Headings Database) |
True or False? The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
research topics. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
| | | |
True or False? Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet
| | | | | | | | | | | |
demand for needs assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness
| | | | | | | | |
studies. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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True or False? The only way to truly understand a study is to read the full text of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the article. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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True or False? For a research project to be considered original, it needs to have
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
only one substantive difference from previous work. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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Which database is sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and
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features only journals that have applied for inclusion and passed through a
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review process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-MEDLINE
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