Pre-Training Questions

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First name:

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Last name:

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Email:

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Phone number:

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What is your role in the nursing home community?

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Resident

Family member or caregiver

Nursing home staff (e.g., nurse, CNA, therapist)

Administrator or leadership

Researcher

Policy maker

Advocate

Other

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What type of organization (if any) are you affiliated with?

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Nursing home or long-term care facility

Academic or research institution

Government agency

Non-profit or advocacy group

Other

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Which of these is a hallmark of comparative effectiveness research (CER)?

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Compares two or more treatments to find out which is more effective for which people

Investigates research questions of interest to patients and those who care for them

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None of the above

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Which of these statements are true of Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR)?

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Compares two or more treatments to find out which is more effective for which people

Looks at treatment outcomes of interest to patients and those who care for them

All of the above

None of the above

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Identify the incorrect definition.

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Population: The group of people who will be interested in the study results.

Intervention: the medicine, information, or method of delivering treatment to research participants in a study

Comparator: a different medicine, information, or educational experience provided to research participants that occur as a result of an intervention or comparator

Timeframe: the period of time over which the intervention lasts, and/or the benefits of the intervention last

Setting: the location or information channel where the participants experience or receive the intervention

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There are 80 women who get their care at Bigtown Healthcare. These women have all been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, but have not started treatment yet, and are about to start treatment. Clinicians at the five different clinic locations at Bigtown Healthcare treat IBS differently. Some use medicine, others use diet, but some use a new form of physical therapy that looks promising. The research team wants to know which works better to reduce the symptoms.

What observational method are they likely to use?

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Retrospective

Prospective

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The study is investigating how parents and siblings are coping with a family member who is being treated for cancer. Parents are being interviewed about coping skills, stressors, and quality of life issues. Children ages 10-17 are being asked about family life during their sibling's treatment for cancer.

Based on your experiences, what would you ask to make sure the protocol is patient-centered?

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How will the team invite people to be in the study?

How much time will it take to collect data from parents and siblings?

How can both siblings and parents be involved in deciding whether to join the study?

All of the above

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What are the elements of the Belmont report?

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Beneficence

Justice

Risk

All of the above

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What kinds of stakeholders would you want to invite to the stakeholder team? What perspectives will they share?

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A family member of someone who had cancer to provide the perspective of the family caregiver.

A doctor who treats people with cancer for experience on inviting former patients in their studies.

Nurses, nurse educators and other healthcare providers working with cancer patients to provide perspective on patient concerns or needs.

All of the above.

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In qualitative studies interviewing stakeholders, when selecting a sample size, bigger is always going to be better because you'll have more data.

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True

False

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Focus groups and interviews are examples of what kind of methods:

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Quantitative

Qualitative

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If a study is determined to be clinically significant, it shows that:

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The study was conducted in a clinical setting

The patients only found the results to be meaningful in a clinical setting

The results were meaningful and practical to patients and clinicians

The study showed significant results and should move to the next stage

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