HSS 4303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Temporality, Random Effects Model, Electronic Body Music

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 4303
• Professor: Eric Lavigne

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Types of relevant literature: peer-reviewed journal studies, meta-analyses pooling effects of several studies of one issue into one study, systematic reviews literature review that covers all info covered on a specific topic. Best sources of pre-approved evidence-based studies cochrane collaboration library, ebm online journals (i. e best evidence) Rct groups of patients are randomized into either experiment or control groups: not al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s appli(cid:272)a(cid:271)le to the issue of i(cid:374)te(cid:396)est (cid:894)i. e (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t ask ppl to s(cid:373)oke(cid:895) Cohort following exposed and unexposed patients forward to determine outcome: ppl observed in their natural environment, no experimental intervention. Case control looking at patients with the outcome of interest and looking back to see if they had the exposure in question (look to the their history/past) Case series a report on a series of patients with an outcome of interest; no control group involved: observing a disease and describing it so that there may be future studies.