Epidemiology1

Question 1

How long does it take to incorporate new guidelines? how often are guidelines followed?

Answer 1

17 years

followed 50% of the time

Question 2

What is PICO?

Answer 2

P: patient or problem
I: intervention, prognostic factor, or exposure
C: comparison
O: outcomes

Question 3

Describe the pyramid of information for EBM.

Answer 3

Base-->TIp
Background info
Review articles
case reports
cohort/case-controlled studies, guidelines
randomized controlled trials
critically appraised synopsis, synthesis
systematic reviews

Question 4

Case control studies are retro/prospective.

Answer 4

retrospective by nature

can’t calculate hazard ratios