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Which of the following would be classified as a routine practice activity?
A. An epidemiologist working for a health department tracks down the source of an outbreak
of gastroenteritis.
B. An outbreak investigation team identifies an unusual food item as the cause of the
outbreak, does additional survey and laboratory work to confirm the hypothesis, and then
shares that discovery by writing a formal report describing their methods and results.
, C. A clinician conducts a systematic search of the literature, completes a novel synthesis of
the compiled articles, and then writes and disseminates that summary.
D. A client survey uses a validated questionnaire and sampling methods, is approved by an
ethics committee, answers a question that builds on the evidence base provided by previously
published articles, and has the results shared through presentation or publication.
An epidemiologist working for a health department tracks down the source of an outbreak of
gastroenteritis.
A needs assessment answers which of the following questions?
A. What is the health status of this population?
B. What are the threats to health in this population?
C. How good are we at preventing, diagnosing, and treating health concerns in the
populations in which we serve?
D. Was this intervention successful at improving the health status in this population?
What is the health status of this population?
Usually, what is the goal of any single research project?
A. To accomplish something no one else has
B. To uncover a cure or a treatment
C. To answer one well-defined question
D. To raise awareness of a particular medical condition
To answer one well-defined question
Which is a good starting point when selecting a research topic?
A. Having a brainstorming session
B. Refining research areas of interest
C. Compiling a list of key words
D. Both A and C
Having a brainstorming session
Which database, developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, can be helpful in
narrowing the scope of the research area?
A. ISI Web
B. MeSH
C. HELLP
, D. CINAHL
MeSH
Which is an example of a type of exposure?
A. Socioeconomic status
B. Depressive disorders
C. Near drowning
D. Poisonings
Socioeconomic status
Which is NOT an example of a type of population?
A. Adults with diabetes
B. Teachers with at least 10 years of classroom experience
C. Non-governmental organizations working on issues related to HIV/AIDS in Uganda
D. All of the above are examples of a type of population
All of the above are examples of a type of population
Which is NOT an example of a type of disease/outcome?
A. Bone fractures
B. Depressive disorders
C. Drinking water
D. Schizophrenia
drinking water
Most topics in population based research can be expressed in terms of which formula?
A. [disease/outcome] and [exposure] in [population]
B. [exposure] and [population] in [disease/outcome]
C. [exposure] and [disease/outcome] in [populations]
D. None of the above
[exposure] and [disease/outcome] in [populations]
The process of systematically and carefully investigating a subject in order to learn or
discover new information about the world is known as?
A. Epidemiology
B. Health
C. Research
, D. None of the above
Research
Health researchers examine all of the following factors that contribute to health and to
disease, illness, disability and death, EXCEPT:
A. Developmental
B. Socioeconomic
C. Biological
D. Environmental
Developmental
Population-based studies are typically conducted using:
A. Human subjects
B. Animals
C. Research facilities
D. None of the above
Human Subjects
Which is NOT an example of Laboratory research?
A. Compare tests of air quality in several metropolitan areas
B. Identify biological mechanisms for the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria
C. Use a food frequency questionnaire to examine dietary behaviors in a selected population
group
D. Develop a new vaccine
Use a food frequency questionnaire to examine dietary behaviors in a selected population
group
Which is NOT an example of population-based research?
A. Compare rates of acute lung diseases in several metropolitan areas and see whether the
rates of disease are correlated with local air quality
B. Determine whether survival following a breast cancer diagnosis is linked to the presence
of certain genes
C. Conduct a vaccine trial
D. Analyze biochemical composition of selected foods
Analyze biochemical composition of selected foods