INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH
RESEARCH METHODS - THE HEALTH
RESEARCH PROCESS STUDY SET
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PICOT - ANSWER-An acronym for Patient/Population, Intervention, Comparison,
Outcome, Timeframe, a framework that is helpful for developing clinical research
questions and designing intervention studies.
What is the Patient/Population group that will be studied?
What is the Intervention that will be tested?
What will the Intervention be compared to?
What is the outcome of interest?
What is the Timeframe for follow-up?
Health Research - ANSWER-The process of systematically investigating a single
well-defined aspect of physical, mental, or social well-being. Health research
examines a broad spectrum of biological, socioeconomic, environmental, and other
factors that contribute to the presence or absence of physical, mental, and social
health and well-being.
Research - ANSWER-The process of systematically and carefully investigating a
subject in order to discover new insights about the world.
The Research Process - ANSWER-Identify study question -> Select study approach
-> Design study and collect data -> Analyze data -> Report findings.
Population Health Research - ANSWER-Involves humans as the unit of
investigation, rather than focusing on molecules, genes, cells, or other smaller
biological components.
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.
RESEARCH METHODS - THE HEALTH
RESEARCH PROCESS STUDY SET
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PICOT - ANSWER-An acronym for Patient/Population, Intervention, Comparison,
Outcome, Timeframe, a framework that is helpful for developing clinical research
questions and designing intervention studies.
What is the Patient/Population group that will be studied?
What is the Intervention that will be tested?
What will the Intervention be compared to?
What is the outcome of interest?
What is the Timeframe for follow-up?
Health Research - ANSWER-The process of systematically investigating a single
well-defined aspect of physical, mental, or social well-being. Health research
examines a broad spectrum of biological, socioeconomic, environmental, and other
factors that contribute to the presence or absence of physical, mental, and social
health and well-being.
Research - ANSWER-The process of systematically and carefully investigating a
subject in order to discover new insights about the world.
The Research Process - ANSWER-Identify study question -> Select study approach
-> Design study and collect data -> Analyze data -> Report findings.
Population Health Research - ANSWER-Involves humans as the unit of
investigation, rather than focusing on molecules, genes, cells, or other smaller
biological components.
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.
