Activity

• Matching
– Using the cards, match the appropriate definition
with the corresponding word as quickly as you can
– Complete in groups
– The first group to complete the matching
correctly- WINS

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A structured research summary
at the beginning of a research
report or journal article that
Abstract
enables readers to quickly and
easily obtain information about
an investigation
The part of a research report or
journal article that provides
Introduction
relevant background information
and discusses existing literature
on the subject of study
The part of a research report or
journal article that provides a
description of the research
Methods
design, data collection, and
statistical tests used in the
investigation
The process of assigning patients
Randomization
to a treatment or control group
by chance alone
A measure of a study’s capacity
The specific characteristics that
to detect a difference between
theInclusion Criteria
investigator is most Power
or among study groups if a true
interested in studying
difference exists
Factors that could confound Part of a journal article or
research report that describes
or Exclusion
impair theCriteria
ability to Results
the research findings based on
interpret a study’s results the statistical analysis
A trial in which the participants
(subjects) as well as those
involved in the assessment The main outcome of interest in
Double-blind trial Primary endpoint
(investigators and assessors) are a research study
unaware of the randomization
schedule
The part of a research or journal
Study design whereby all
article that provides the
individuals (patients,
interpretation and explanation of
Triple-blind
investigators, trial are
and monitors) Discussion
the research findings in the
unaware of the intervention
context of previous research or
assignment
theory 2
Abstract
A structured research summary at
the beginning of a research report
or journal article that enables
readers to quickly and easily
obtain information about an
investigation
Introduction
 The part of a research report or
journal article that provides
relevant background information
and discusses existing literature
on the subject of study
Methods
 The part of a research report or
journal article that provides a
description of the research design,
data collection, and statistical
tests used in the investigation
Randomization
 The process of assigning patients
to a treatment or control group by
chance alone
Inclusion Criteria
 The specific characteristics that
the investigator is most interested
in studying
Exclusion Criteria
Factors that could confound or
impair the ability to interpret a
study’s results
Double-Blind Trial
 A trial in which the participants
(subjects) as well as those
involved in the assessment
(investigators and assessors) are
unaware of the randomization
schedule
Triple-Blind Trial
 Study design whereby all
individuals (patients,
investigators, and monitors) are
unaware of the intervention
assignment
Power
A measure of a study’s capacity to
detect a difference between or
among study groups if a true
difference exists
Results
 Part of a journal article or
research report that describes the
research findings based on the
statistical analysis
Primary Endpoint
The main outcome of interest in a
research study
Discussion
 The part of a research or journal
article that provides the
interpretation and explanation of
the research findings in the
context of previous research or
theory