health research methods

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Across
  1. 2. useful 4 letter acronym that highlights the most important elements of a research question
  2. 8. observational study that reflects a snapshot of time
  3. 12. the practical importance and usefulness of a result on health care or quality of life
  4. 14. type of bias where information is recorded with a systematic error, sometimes referred to as information bias
  5. 16. a variable or factor that might influence an outcome
  6. 18. philosophical approach that emphasises the meaning and experiences behind human behaviour
  7. 22. process of assessing the quality of scientific reports and articles
  8. 29. an intervention study with two or more arms to test the effectiveness of an intervention
  9. 32. observational study that usually recruits participants and follows them up over time
  10. 33. the study of lived experiences, how people perceive, interpret and give meaning to their experiences from a first-person point of view
  11. 34. research approach that focuses on descriptions, meanings and experiences rather than numbers
  12. 35. a research method, held live, where questions are posed and answers can be expanded and investigated further
  13. 36. the recruited group of individuals on which data is collected and analysed
Down
  1. 1. powerful construct representing likely population estimates, as well as the precision of the sample estimate
  2. 2. a number between 0 and 1 that tests against some null hypothesis
  3. 3. in qualitative analyses, the method of selecting and labelling parts of an interview transcript
  4. 4. type of bias where individuals provide answers, or modified answers, in fear of judgement
  5. 5. a measure of how likely an event or outcome is to occur
  6. 6. a result or an effect that we might expect to see differ by some exposure
  7. 7. information that is robust and valid
  8. 9. research approach that uses numeric data to identify patterns or test hypotheses
  9. 10. a systematic error that leads to unfair or distorted outcomes
  10. 11. healthcare research focus where a person’s viewpoint is the main aspect
  11. 13. the process of recruiting individuals into studies
  12. 15. the entire group of individuals or data that you are interested in studying
  13. 17. observational study that recruits those with the outcome, and matches to those without, and compares past exposures
  14. 19. healthcare research focus where how practical the new approach is used compared to the previous is the main aspect
  15. 20. healthcare research focusing on whether a treatment works better (or as well) as the old treatment
  16. 21. how much data values in a dataset differ from each other
  17. 23. in qualitative analyses, patterns/topics that might be found across multiple interview transcripts
  18. 24. the acronym of a useful website of critical appraisal checklists and tools
  19. 25. philosophical approach that emphasises the use of observable and scientific method to understand reality
  20. 26. qualitative method to study cultures, communities or social groups
  21. 27. multiple participants of interest communicating simultaneously about a topic of interest
  22. 28. a variable that influences both the exposure and outcome
  23. 30. type of bias where individuals cannot remember information
  24. 31. healthcare research focus where the cost-effectiveness is the main aspect