Research in Health Science Set I – Study Guide & Practice Questions
Research - correct answer ✔✔The process of systematically and carefully investigating a subject
in order to discover new insights about the world
What are the five steps of research? - correct answer ✔✔1. identify a study question
2. select a general study approach
3. design the study and collect data
4. analyze data
5. write and share a report about findings
what are the six steps of the scientific method? - correct answer ✔✔1. ask a question
2. perform background research
3. create hypothesis
4. conduct experiment
5. analyze experimental data and draw conclusions
6. communicate results
What does the scientific method allow us to do? - correct answer ✔✔to think critically
Critical thinking allows for one to come to better and more accurate _________ which leads to
_______ - correct answer ✔✔conclusions // better success ratios
Health Research - correct answer ✔✔examines a broad spectrum of biological, socioeconomic,
environmental, and other factors that contribute to the presence or absence of physical,
mental, and social health well being
,Population Health Research - correct answer ✔✔involves humans as the unit of investigation
are Routine Practice activities and health research the same? - correct answer ✔✔no, there is a
distinction between routine practice activities and health research
What are some purposes of health research? (4) - correct answer ✔✔-needs assessment
(community health profiles)
-risk assessment (risk factors for disease)
-applied practice (clinical effectiveness)
-outcomes evaluation (impact of interventions)
What are some examples of Research benefits? (5) - correct answer ✔✔-acquiring new skills
-satisfying personal curiosity
-fulfilling degree or work requirement
-becoming a published author
-contributing to individual or population health
A good research question ends in what and is what? - correct answer ✔✔ends in a question
mark and is testable
What is one of the hardest part of a research topic? - correct answer ✔✔choosing the subject
Research questions often point towards what? - correct answer ✔✔point towards an unmet
demand
A needs assessment answers which of the following questions? - correct answer ✔✔What is the
health status of this population?
, True or False? Population health involves humans as the unit of investigation, rather than
focusing on molecules, genes, cells, or other smaller biological components. - correct answer
✔✔True
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
Usually, what is the goal of any single research project? - correct answer ✔✔To answer one
well-defined question
Which of the following would be classified as a routine practice activity? - correct answer ✔✔An
epidemiologist working for a health department tracks down the source of an outbreak of
gastroenteritis.
rue or False? Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet demand for needs
assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness studies. - correct answer ✔✔True
True or False? The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible research topics. -
correct answer ✔✔False
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)
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
Research - correct answer ✔✔The process of systematically and carefully investigating a subject
in order to discover new insights about the world
What are the five steps of research? - correct answer ✔✔1. identify a study question
2. select a general study approach
3. design the study and collect data
4. analyze data
5. write and share a report about findings
what are the six steps of the scientific method? - correct answer ✔✔1. ask a question
2. perform background research
3. create hypothesis
4. conduct experiment
5. analyze experimental data and draw conclusions
6. communicate results
What does the scientific method allow us to do? - correct answer ✔✔to think critically
Critical thinking allows for one to come to better and more accurate _________ which leads to
_______ - correct answer ✔✔conclusions // better success ratios
Health Research - correct answer ✔✔examines a broad spectrum of biological, socioeconomic,
environmental, and other factors that contribute to the presence or absence of physical,
mental, and social health well being
,Population Health Research - correct answer ✔✔involves humans as the unit of investigation
are Routine Practice activities and health research the same? - correct answer ✔✔no, there is a
distinction between routine practice activities and health research
What are some purposes of health research? (4) - correct answer ✔✔-needs assessment
(community health profiles)
-risk assessment (risk factors for disease)
-applied practice (clinical effectiveness)
-outcomes evaluation (impact of interventions)
What are some examples of Research benefits? (5) - correct answer ✔✔-acquiring new skills
-satisfying personal curiosity
-fulfilling degree or work requirement
-becoming a published author
-contributing to individual or population health
A good research question ends in what and is what? - correct answer ✔✔ends in a question
mark and is testable
What is one of the hardest part of a research topic? - correct answer ✔✔choosing the subject
Research questions often point towards what? - correct answer ✔✔point towards an unmet
demand
A needs assessment answers which of the following questions? - correct answer ✔✔What is the
health status of this population?
, True or False? Population health involves humans as the unit of investigation, rather than
focusing on molecules, genes, cells, or other smaller biological components. - correct answer
✔✔True
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
Usually, what is the goal of any single research project? - correct answer ✔✔To answer one
well-defined question
Which of the following would be classified as a routine practice activity? - correct answer ✔✔An
epidemiologist working for a health department tracks down the source of an outbreak of
gastroenteritis.
rue or False? Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet demand for needs
assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness studies. - correct answer ✔✔True
True or False? The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible research topics. -
correct answer ✔✔False
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)
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
