PUBH 349 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Whiles a Case control study inspects individuals by outcome/disease status, a cohort study
inspects individuals by their ............ status.
a. health
b. exposure
c. medical
d. group - ANS b. exposure
To find a preventive initiative for a particular disease represents what in the PICO formula?
a. patients
b. intervention
c. comparison
d. outcome - ANS b. intervention
A good public health research hypothesis is formulated after data collection.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
The first step of the Evidence-Based Practice Model/Circle is
a. using the found evidence to take care of patient population
b. finding what is available
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,c. turning that question into a good search
d. knowing the right quesion to ask - ANS d. knowing the right quesion to ask
Animal or laboratory studies may involve humans.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
A survey study is an example of an experimental study.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
A Case-Control study involves identifying only patients with the outcome of interest.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
A good evidence-based research model formula may result in a high cost of disease preventive
methods.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
Population-Based Public Health Research Questions may involve the following except?
a. How much can patients pay for insurance?
b. How does a hospital know which publich interventin to create to help target populations in
their communities?
c. How does a government agency know what the best policy is to pursue?
d. How do we keep the population healthier? - ANS a. How much can patients pay for
insurance?
All the following except ........................................, represent primary studies.
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,a. Cohort Studies
b. Case Control Studies
c. Randomized Controlled Trial
d. Meta-Analysis - ANS d. Meta-Analysis
A reported series of patients with specific COVID-19 infectious disease represent what study?
a. Case Report
b. Series Report
c. Series Cases
d. Observational - ANS a. Case Report
Choose all that apply to the appraisal step of the Evidence-Based Model of a public health
problem.
a. How strong is the evidence?
b. What do you hope to accomplish
c. What is it you want to know?
d. What have you found? - ANS a. How strong is the evidence?
d. What have you found?
A statement systematically developed to assist clinicians and patients decisions about
appropriate health care for specific circumstances is called
a. Clinical Control Guidelines
b. Clinical Practice Control
c. Clinical Practice Guidelines
d. Clinical Control Study - ANS c. Clinical Practice Guidelines
To identify a public health problem involve by first
a. Assessing
b. Appraising
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, c. Asking
d. Acquiring - ANS a. Assessing
A large population-based dataset is required to reveal which factors can influence the outcome
of interest. Factors here can be referred to as?
a. Dependent Variables
b. Exposures
c. Independent Variables
d. Cases - ANS c. Independent Variables
In organizing your data, response coding makes it difficult to record answers and may also affect
your data analysis output.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
As part of documentation during data preparation methodology report include
a. Only Sampling procedures
b. Only Limitations
c. Both sampling procedures and limitations
d. None of the above - ANS c. Both sampling procedures and limitations
A public health researcher is worried about whether all data entry for the zip code of each
individual patient in the data has five digits. What is the best approach to use to resolve this
issue?
a. Checking the data type
b. Checking the data range
c. Checking the data size
d. Checking the data length - ANS d. Checking the data length
To determine what information to enter into a database requires a codebook.
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Whiles a Case control study inspects individuals by outcome/disease status, a cohort study
inspects individuals by their ............ status.
a. health
b. exposure
c. medical
d. group - ANS b. exposure
To find a preventive initiative for a particular disease represents what in the PICO formula?
a. patients
b. intervention
c. comparison
d. outcome - ANS b. intervention
A good public health research hypothesis is formulated after data collection.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
The first step of the Evidence-Based Practice Model/Circle is
a. using the found evidence to take care of patient population
b. finding what is available
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,c. turning that question into a good search
d. knowing the right quesion to ask - ANS d. knowing the right quesion to ask
Animal or laboratory studies may involve humans.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
A survey study is an example of an experimental study.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
A Case-Control study involves identifying only patients with the outcome of interest.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
A good evidence-based research model formula may result in a high cost of disease preventive
methods.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
Population-Based Public Health Research Questions may involve the following except?
a. How much can patients pay for insurance?
b. How does a hospital know which publich interventin to create to help target populations in
their communities?
c. How does a government agency know what the best policy is to pursue?
d. How do we keep the population healthier? - ANS a. How much can patients pay for
insurance?
All the following except ........................................, represent primary studies.
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,a. Cohort Studies
b. Case Control Studies
c. Randomized Controlled Trial
d. Meta-Analysis - ANS d. Meta-Analysis
A reported series of patients with specific COVID-19 infectious disease represent what study?
a. Case Report
b. Series Report
c. Series Cases
d. Observational - ANS a. Case Report
Choose all that apply to the appraisal step of the Evidence-Based Model of a public health
problem.
a. How strong is the evidence?
b. What do you hope to accomplish
c. What is it you want to know?
d. What have you found? - ANS a. How strong is the evidence?
d. What have you found?
A statement systematically developed to assist clinicians and patients decisions about
appropriate health care for specific circumstances is called
a. Clinical Control Guidelines
b. Clinical Practice Control
c. Clinical Practice Guidelines
d. Clinical Control Study - ANS c. Clinical Practice Guidelines
To identify a public health problem involve by first
a. Assessing
b. Appraising
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, c. Asking
d. Acquiring - ANS a. Assessing
A large population-based dataset is required to reveal which factors can influence the outcome
of interest. Factors here can be referred to as?
a. Dependent Variables
b. Exposures
c. Independent Variables
d. Cases - ANS c. Independent Variables
In organizing your data, response coding makes it difficult to record answers and may also affect
your data analysis output.
a. true
b. false - ANS b. false
As part of documentation during data preparation methodology report include
a. Only Sampling procedures
b. Only Limitations
c. Both sampling procedures and limitations
d. None of the above - ANS c. Both sampling procedures and limitations
A public health researcher is worried about whether all data entry for the zip code of each
individual patient in the data has five digits. What is the best approach to use to resolve this
issue?
a. Checking the data type
b. Checking the data range
c. Checking the data size
d. Checking the data length - ANS d. Checking the data length
To determine what information to enter into a database requires a codebook.
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