HS 201 Midterm
What type of research evaluates the best ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat adverse
health issues that affect individuals and families? - answer Clinical research
Demography is often used as a tool in what type of research? - answer Population
health research
Population health focuses on the outcomes and determinants of health in groups of
humans. - answer True
Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet demand for needs
assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness studies. - answer True
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? - answer Literature review
What is the fourth step in the research process? - answerAnalyzing the data
The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible research topics. -
answerFalse
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? - answerMeSh (Medical Subject Headings Database)
The five steps of the research process can vary according to the goal of the research
project or according to what methods are used. - answerFalse
Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would provide
evidence for the success of the intervention? - answerPICOT
What is a good way to evaluate if a new research project is likely to be successfully
completed? - answerFeasibility study
When writing independent objectives, the specific aims should be interrelated and
dependent on one another. - answerFalse
Which of the following is sketched out using boxes and arrows that illustrate the various
relationships that will be evaluated during the study? - answerConceptual framework
, At what point is the full research cycle complete? - answerOnce the published article
has been cited for the first time in another article
At what point should the researcher identify three or more specific objectives that stem
from the main study goal? - answerAfter finalizing the overarching study goal
Because many peer-reviewed journals are not included in the databases, especially
journals in languages other than English, which search engine may be helpful for
identifying additional relevant abstracts? - answerGoogle scholar
Critical reading involves asking a series of questions about which aspect of a study in
order to ascertain how well a particular study was designed ,conducted,interpreted, and
reported and to assess how likely it is that the resulting paper presents the truth about a
particular research question in a particular population at a particular place and time? -
answerInternal validity
For a research project to be considered original, it needs to have only one substantive
difference from previous work - answerTrue
The only way to truly understand a study is to read the full text of the article -
answerTrue
One of the advantages of the initial review process is that it allows authors whose
submission is declined to quickly submit their work to a more suitable journal -
answerTrue
Case definitions are essential for any outbreak investigation no matter which study
approach is used to investigate the epidemic. - answerTrue
Cross-sectional studies measure the prevalence of various exposure histories, disease
states, and demographic characteristics in one well-defined population at one point in
time - answerTrue
Descriptive epidemiology studies seek to identify the risk factors for various health
outcomes or to test the effectiveness of interventions intended to improve health status.
- answerFalse
Primary studies are often time-consuming because they require the collection of new
data from participants - answerTrue
The timeline for what type of study might be very short if an entire data file and the
relevant supporting documentation can be downloaded from a website? -
answerSecondary study
What type of studies seek to recruit a study population that is representative of a well-
defined larger population? - answerCross-sectional studies
What type of research evaluates the best ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat adverse
health issues that affect individuals and families? - answer Clinical research
Demography is often used as a tool in what type of research? - answer Population
health research
Population health focuses on the outcomes and determinants of health in groups of
humans. - answer True
Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet demand for needs
assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness studies. - answer True
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? - answer Literature review
What is the fourth step in the research process? - answerAnalyzing the data
The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible research topics. -
answerFalse
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? - answerMeSh (Medical Subject Headings Database)
The five steps of the research process can vary according to the goal of the research
project or according to what methods are used. - answerFalse
Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would provide
evidence for the success of the intervention? - answerPICOT
What is a good way to evaluate if a new research project is likely to be successfully
completed? - answerFeasibility study
When writing independent objectives, the specific aims should be interrelated and
dependent on one another. - answerFalse
Which of the following is sketched out using boxes and arrows that illustrate the various
relationships that will be evaluated during the study? - answerConceptual framework
, At what point is the full research cycle complete? - answerOnce the published article
has been cited for the first time in another article
At what point should the researcher identify three or more specific objectives that stem
from the main study goal? - answerAfter finalizing the overarching study goal
Because many peer-reviewed journals are not included in the databases, especially
journals in languages other than English, which search engine may be helpful for
identifying additional relevant abstracts? - answerGoogle scholar
Critical reading involves asking a series of questions about which aspect of a study in
order to ascertain how well a particular study was designed ,conducted,interpreted, and
reported and to assess how likely it is that the resulting paper presents the truth about a
particular research question in a particular population at a particular place and time? -
answerInternal validity
For a research project to be considered original, it needs to have only one substantive
difference from previous work - answerTrue
The only way to truly understand a study is to read the full text of the article -
answerTrue
One of the advantages of the initial review process is that it allows authors whose
submission is declined to quickly submit their work to a more suitable journal -
answerTrue
Case definitions are essential for any outbreak investigation no matter which study
approach is used to investigate the epidemic. - answerTrue
Cross-sectional studies measure the prevalence of various exposure histories, disease
states, and demographic characteristics in one well-defined population at one point in
time - answerTrue
Descriptive epidemiology studies seek to identify the risk factors for various health
outcomes or to test the effectiveness of interventions intended to improve health status.
- answerFalse
Primary studies are often time-consuming because they require the collection of new
data from participants - answerTrue
The timeline for what type of study might be very short if an entire data file and the
relevant supporting documentation can be downloaded from a website? -
answerSecondary study
What type of studies seek to recruit a study population that is representative of a well-
defined larger population? - answerCross-sectional studies
