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EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Study design Hierarchy of Designs by Question Type The “best” study design is not fixed —…
EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Evidence synthesis Systematic Review A structured, reproducible review that answers one focused question using an explicit,…
EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Evidence synthesis Meta-Analysis Statistically pooling several studies into one weighted summary estimate — the optional number-crunching…
EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Study design Quantitative vs Qualitative Research Counting to test a hypothesis versus exploring meaning to understand…
EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Study design Observational vs Experimental Studies Experiments ASSIGN the exposure (the investigator randomises); observational studies merely…
EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Trial design Factorial Design One trial that tests TWO interventions at once by randomising each independently…
EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Trial design Stepped-Wedge Design A cluster trial in which every cluster eventually gets the intervention —…
EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Trial design Cluster RCT Randomises GROUPS — wards, hospitals, GP practices, ambulances — rather than individual…
EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Trial design Non-Inferiority & Equivalence Trials Tests whether a new treatment is NOT UNACCEPTABLY WORSE (non-inferiority)…
EM FINAL EXAMS Critical Appraisal · Study design N-of-1 Trial A randomised, multiple-crossover trial run in a SINGLE patient to find the…
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