1what do experimental studies focus on
efficacy of intervention
2what do non experimental studies focus on
no intervention
3what does quantitative research focus on
testing a hypothesis
4what does qualitative research focus on
meaning of patterns in data
5what does cross sectional research focus on
data collection at a single point in time
6what does basic research focus on
used to investigate fundamental questions that are directed at understanding individual concepts
7what does applied research focus on
direct application to healthcare
8what is translational research
basic + applied research
9what are other names for experimental studies
group comparison studies or difference studies
10what question are you trying to answer in an experimental study
did the intervention cause improvement?
11what are the two groups in an experimental study
control group vs. intervention group
12what type of evidence?
systematic review that contains at least 2 true experiments
Level 1 evidence
13what type of evidence?
randomized control trial
level 2
14what type of evidence?
quasi = no random assignment
level 3
15what are some of the issues with quasi experiments
several limitations, volunteers may have a motive, do better with intervention, etc.
16what type of evidence?
pre-experiment or pre-test/post-test without a control
level 4
17what question do non-experimental studies answer
answer descriptive questions and qualitative research
18what is another name for non-experimental study
observational study
19what is the third variable problem for non experimental studies
correlation does not equal causation