1in a forest plot what does the vertical line indicate
the point at which there is no effect
2for intervention studies comparing an experimental with a control group, _ indicates no effect
0
3for odds ratios, hazard ratios, and risk ratios, _ indicates no effect.
1
4in a forest plot what does the square indicate
effect (greater weight represented with a larger square)
5in a forest plot, what does the horizontal line coming off the square indicate
confidence interval
6The overall ______ with all studies pooled is indicated at the bottom with a diamond, its width indicating the __________________ for the pooled effect.
effect
confidence interval
7diamond to the left means
statistical significance
8who develops practice guidelines
organizations
9what are the clinical purposes of practice guidelines
- quality improvement
- insurance companies
- educate clients and families
- intervention decisions
10what should you look at to evaluate practive guidelines
- reputation of organization
- timeliness of the research
- transparent about the process
- rigerous review process
- level of evidence, potenetial impact, applicability and generalizability
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