Design of a cohort study. Selection, operation and management. Choice of the reference population and analysis. Case-control study: definition and management. Bias, simple and stratified analysis. cross-sectional studies. Sampling. Screening tests. phases of the research process III IV V. Research Protocol. data collection methods. The size of a clinical research. the research progress monitoring. Protocol deviations. Publication and interpretation of results.
Information will be at disposal at the beginning of course
Learning Objectives
Knowledge and understanding and Applying knowledge and understanding: The student will be able to read and understand the scientific literature and to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of studies and critical use of the instruments of the applied research methodology
Making judgments: being able to analyze phenomena related to the discipline
Communication skills: know and use terminology
appropriate
Learning skills: knowing how to build an independent in-depth study of specific issues addressed during
Prerequisites
B019806 Research Methodology
Teaching Methods
Lectures, group interactive activities, practical exercises
Blended learning (frontal and distance lectures, due to COVID 19
Pandemic prevention rules); using simulation through PC software
Further information
Contents of Evidence Based Practice: secondary literature: systematic reviews, meta-analyzes and guidelines
Type of Assessment
The course contents will be verified through written exams. The duration of the examination will be 55 minutes.
The exam will be considered passed if the student demonstrates knowledge and understanding skills, applied knowledge and understanding, autonomy of judgment relating to the topics contained in the specific objectives of the course
The modality is also aimed at evaluating the hypothetical deductive decision-making capacity of a nurse with a master's degree
Course program
Design of a cohort study. Selection, temporal characteristics. Operation and management of a cohort study. Choice of the reference population and analysis (Person-years, RR, survival analysis, SMR). Case-control study: definition and basis of the study; selection of cases and controls. Operation and management of a case-control study. Bias, simple and stratified analysis. cross-sectional studies: design, features and limits. Sampling. Analysis of cross-sectional studies Screening tests. research process (stages III IV V). Structuring of a research protocol. methods of data collection. The size of a clinical research. the research progress monitoring. Data management and boards. Protocol deviations. publishing and interpretation of results. and measures of association. social and health indicators. Critical analysis of published studies
Evidence Based Practice:
• Systematic reviews and meta-analyzes: design, structure and critical appraisal. Forest Plot interpretation
• Guidelines: objectives, structureand critical appraisal: the GRADE method and the AGREE2 grid. The dissemination and implementation of the guidelines