Exploratory Research Flashcards

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Exploratory Research data collection methods

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Longituinal or Cross-sectional:
according to how many times you measure outcomes

Prospective or Retrospective:
according to timing of event for data to be collected

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Types of exploratory research

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Cohort study

Case Control Study

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Prospective research design

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variables measured through direct recording in present

researcher follows subjects as they progress

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Retrospective

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data collected in the past

often obtained from medical records, databases, or surveys

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Longitudinal or Cross Sectional:

researcher follow cohort over time

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Longitudinal

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Longitudinal or Cross Sectional:

data collected in time sequence with repeated measurements at prescribed intervals

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Longitudinal

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Longitudinal or Cross Sectional:

researcher studies stratified group of subjects at one point in time

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Cross sectional

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Longitudinal or Cross Sectional:

researcher may compare characteristics of those strata to draw conclusions

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Cross Sectional

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Longitudinal or Cross Sectional:

researcher may describe patterns of change

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longitudinal

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T/F:
cross sectional is cheap and easy way to gather initial data and ID correlations that can further be used in longitudinal study

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True

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Cohort Study

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group of individuals followed together over time

follows subjects without outcome of interest to see if they develop the disorder

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Cohort Study

ID risk of exposures by:

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comparing incidence of specific outcomes in those who were and were not exposed

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Case Control Study

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researcher looks back in time to determine if groups differ with respect to their exposure histories

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Case Control Study:

Cases

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those classified as having the disorder

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Case Control Study:

Controls

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those chosen as a comparison group without disorder

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