In which aspects does practice-based evidence differ from evidence-based practice? (select all that apply)
a. PBE incorporates patient choices in decision-making.
b. EBP determines best practices using best evidence like results from RCTs.
c. PBE includes family involvement.
d. PBE is prospective, while EBP is retrospective.
e. PBE attempts to capture the complexity and variability of actual clinical care.
Question 2Which methods are examples of data mining? (Select all that apply.)
a. Decision trees
b. Stratified random sampling
c. Bayesian networks
d. Artificial neural networks
e. Factor analysis
Question 3Practice-based evidence studies differ from traditional observational designs in several main ways. What is one of those main differences?
a. Exhaustive attention paid to patient characteristics
b. Excluding clinicians in the study design to improve treatment efficacy
c. Use of small sample sizes and specific patient sources/settings
d. General, unstructured documentation of interventions
Question 4Which is not a common step in a practice-based evidence study?
a. Assemble a multidisciplinary project team
b. Measure patient severity
c. Obtain patient consent
d. Collect data
Question 5Which characteristic is an advantage that practice-based evidence studies have over RCTs?
a. Large sample sizes can be obtained easily.
b. Multiple sites are typically enrolled, resulting in greater generalizability.
c. Study efficacy is greater.
d. Multiple variables can be studied.
Question 6The process of knowledge discovery and data mining is best characterized as:
a. machine learning, use of statistical methods, large amounts of data.
b. a process wherein patients are selected for clinical trials.
c. fishing for information in data.
d. cleaning data for further analysis using other methods.
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