KINE 2P41 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Blood Test, South Asia, Evidence-Based Medicine

• School: Brock University
• Department: Physical Education and Kinesiology
• Course: KINE 2P41
• Professor: Jarold Cosby

Document Summary

Can me meted out using different types of power. Relies on evidence (ex. peer review) to guide what we promote. Rct must use all 6 of these methods to combat bias (methods in last note) Rcts is seen as the "gold" standard of research (readings - look at hierarchies) Rcts are excellent for comparing medicines, treatments that you can control. Group a gets "new" drug, group b gets "old" drug. Very difficult to do in the real world. How do you get the "treatment" group to cycle without knowing they are cycling, and without the researchers knowing who is cycling. How do you prove the usefulness of a trauma room in a hospital. Randomly refuse treatment to 50% of all people who come into the emergency room. Warburton et al (2010) review of evidence to develop guidelines. Systematic review of pe evidence for physical activity guidelines. The report grades each recommendation in table 10 based on the evidence.