Evidence Based practice

Question 1

What does PICO stand for

Answer 1

p-patient, problem
i-intervention
c-comparison, control
o-outcomes

Question 2

7 steps of EBP decision making

Answer 2

1. evaluating
2. external evidence/research articles
3. determining level of evidence of those research articles
4. internal evidence- parent factors
5. internal evidence- clinical/agency
6. integrating evidence
7. evaluate outcome

Question 3

Where can you find studies if no library access?

Answer 3

google scholar

Question 4

Least 5 levels of evidence for external research in order

Answer 4

1. randomized control test

2. nonrandomized

Question 5

list 5 levels of evidence for external research in order (1 being highest) on the chart

Answer 5

1. randomized control trials: population of apraxic, method a for half and other half randomly picked
2. nonrandomized
3. multiple single case study
4. single case- one kid from study
5. expert opinion

Question 6

list 5 levels of evidence for student-parent factors in order

Answer 6

1. culture
2. parent participation
3. resources-finances
4. participation-are they leaving work early to take kid?
5. opinion

Question 7

List the 4 levels for evidence for clinician-agency factors (1 being highest)

Answer 7

clinician education
clinical policy
rationale is the last one

Question 8

which of the 3 areas above is least important to the decision-making process?

Answer 8

clinician-agency

Question 9

describe how you integrate the evidence to make a decision

Answer 9

consider all 7 steps

Question 10

are you evaluting the outcome of your decision to use a particular treatment. you give a standardized pretest/postest

Answer 10

pretest was 64 and posttest was 71 and SEM was -3. can you be confident that child’s score actualy improved? YES
SEM= standardized error of measure

Question 11

RCT

Answer 11

have more evidence than a single subject and that’s more significant than an expert opinion

Question 12

Know chart-highest is

Answer 12

randomized trial

Question 13

single subject is superior

Answer 13

to expert opinion

Question 14

cultural values are more important than…

Answer 14

what the parens heard on the internet