CH&E 4010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Tendinopathy, Interquartile Range, Tanner Scale

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Community Health&Epidemiology
• Course: CH&E 4010
• Professor: Leslie Campbell

Document Summary

Ch&e 4010 lecture 10 february 10, 2021 study designs: review. Study design overview: observational studies (individual level data, case reports/case series, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, observational studies (aggregate data, ecologic, experimental studies, randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies. Interrupted time series: controlled before and after, *these can be considered observational or interventional, depending on the nature of the intervention/exposure. Ecologic studies are typically using aggregate data from different countries. Quasi-experimental studies are usually looking into the effects of policies and guidelines before and after its implement on the outcome of interest. Cross-sectional study can be thought of as a study looking into the association between the two variable but not necessarily a causal relationship. Often a real-world setting where random allocation is not possible. Controls for main forms of bias etiological and evaluative research. Selection bias - experimental and control groups different. Case-control studies participants identified in terms of outcome. Representative - can cover whole population (or sample)